The Dutch East Indies’ People’s Council opened under Governor-General Van Limburg Stirum. Its membership and powers were limited; it was not a sovereign parliament, but Indonesian representatives used...
The Round Table settlement excluded West New Guinea from the transfer to Indonesia. Dutch administration continued, and Papuans were not given a decisive role in determining the territory’s future....
The municipality returned two singa statues from Lombok and 66 objects from South Bali held by the Wereldmuseum. Local restitution extended the debate beyond national collections and recognized that...
