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Indonesian and European sailors

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Indonesian and European sailors

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Sailors’ mutiny challenges colonial pay and racial hierarchy

đź“… 4 February 1933

Indonesian and European sailors mutinied after wage cuts and harsh discipline aboard the colonial warship. The Dutch government described the action as mutiny; it also reflected inequities within...

Dutch aircraft bomb the mutinous De Zeven Provinciën

đź“… 10 February 1933

A Dutch aircraft bombed the ship, killing sailors and ending the mutiny. The use of lethal force against a mixed crew illustrates colonial hierarchy and the state’s determination to suppress...