Why are there Indonesians in Netherlands?

Over a 15-year period after the Republic of Indonesia became an independent state, virtually the entire Dutch population, Indische Nederlanders (Dutch Indonesians), estimated at between 250,000 and 300,000, left the former Dutch East Indies. Most of them moved to the Netherlands. Many had never been there before.

How was Indonesia treated under the Dutch?

The Dutch East Indies had two legal classes of citizens; European and indigenous. A third class, Foreign Easterners, was added in 1920. In 1901 the Dutch adopted what they called the Ethical Policy, under which the colonial government had a duty to further the welfare of the Indonesian people in health and education.

What did the Dutch do to Indonesia?

During colonial rule, Dutch forces regularly committed atrocities and Indonesian civilians were tortured, raped, and executed. Even in the last years of colonialism, thousands of supporters of independence were jailed. The men who led these atrocities have often been lionized in the Netherlands.

When did Dutch leave Indonesia?

1949
In December 1949, after four years of military and diplomatic confrontation with the Netherlands, the Dutch Government finally recognised the independence of the Dutch East Indies, which became the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.

How many Indonesians are in the Netherlands?

Overseas Indonesians are people of Indonesian birth or descent who live outside of Indonesia. As of 2015, there are about 8 million overseas Indonesians globally….Overseas Indonesians.

Does Indonesia hate Netherlands?

Nope, though the history books depicted the Dutch and Japanese as both “colonizers who have exploited Indonesia for years”, we no longer hate them in 2020.

Who established his dominance in Indonesia by expelling the Dutch?

The Japanese invasion and subsequent occupation in 1942–45 during WWII ended Dutch rule, and encouraged the previously suppressed Indonesian independence movement. Two days after the surrender of Japan in August 1945, nationalist leader Sukarno declared independence and became president.

Did the Dutch invaded Indonesia?

Secondly, the whole area we now know as Indonesia was not conquered by the Dutch around the same time and then possessed for 3.5 centuries. On the contrary, it took centuries of gradual political expansion before the region was under Dutch control (and in several parts Dutch control was very superficial, such as Aceh).

When was Indonesia colonized by the Dutch?

The Dutch arrived in Indonesia in 1595 looking for natural resources and a place to take over.

What happened to Indonesia after the Dutch left?

The US favoured Sukarno and Indonesian Independence in the hope of keeping independent Indonesia out of the hands of the Communists. As a result of US pressure on the Dutch, sovereignty was transferred to the nationalist government of Indonesia in 1949 with the exclusion of the Dutch part of New Guinea.

When did the Dutch migrate to Indonesia?

Between 1945 and ’65 around 300,000 Dutch, Mollucans and Indo people, the descendants of mixed Dutch and Indonesian parents, left Indonesia for the Netherlands. The majority arrived around the time of Indonesia’s struggle for independence in the second half of the 1940s.

Are there any Indonesian people living in the Netherlands?

There aren’t that many people with an Indonesian nationality living in the Netherlands. There are however Dutch people with ancestries in the former Dutch Indies. In some cases this goes back to the late 19the century when Javanese laborers were sent to Suriname.

Who were the architects of the new Dutch colonial state in Indonesia?

Two names stand out as being architects of the new Dutch colonial state in Indonesia. Firstly, Herman Willem Daendels, Governor-General from 1808 to 1811 during the French occupation of Holland and, secondly, British Lieutenant Sir Stamford Raffles, Governor-General from 1811 to 1816 during the British occupation of Java.

What was school like in the Dutch colonies in Indonesia?

In the colonial period, the Dutch government provided a diverse school for Indonesians to meet the needs of the various class of society. If the parents earned 100 guilders a month, from the age of 6 the people may go to Hollandsche Inlandsche School (HIS).