Maria Huberdina Hertogh, also known as Bertha Hertogh, Nadra binte Ma'arof, Nadra Adabi or simply Natrah, was a Dutch woman of Eurasian descent and Malay upbringing. She is notable for being at the ce
Maria in 1955
Maria with her mother after their arrival at Schiphol Airport
The 1964 race riots in Singapore were a series of communal disturbances and racial conflicts between the Malay and Chinese communities in Singapore. They occurred just months after Singapore's merger
Maria Hertogh
…own children. Additionally, Maria had also been evidently unhappy in her life in the Netherlands, "a far cry from the kampong life she had enjoyed". 1964 race riots in Singapore 1969 race riots of Singapore…
The Straits Times on 22 July 1964, reporting on the riots the day earlier and the imposition of a curfew