---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Asnawi Ali <[email protected]> Date: Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 5:45 PM Subject: Inviting: The Black Day of March 26 To: Sunny ambon <[email protected]>
*Inviting: The Black Day of March 26* Dear all, Acheh-Sumatra Liberation Front (ASNLF) cordially invites you all to join the commemoration of the 145th anniversary of the Dutch declaration of war against the sovereign, independent state of Acheh on March 26, 1873. Around one hundred Achehnese diaspora, particularly those living in Europe, will be participating on this fateful “Black Day”, where Achehnese nation lost its country in one of the longest wars in history. As the Dutch historian, Paul Van’t Veer, put it in his book “The Acheh War”: *“Holland had never fought a war greater than the one with Acheh. In terms of time, this war can be said to be the eighty years war. In terms of casualties - more than one hundred thousands dead - it was a military event that has no equal in the history of our land. The war against Acheh was for Holland very much more than a mere armed conflict: it was, for a century, the burning point of our national, colonial, and international politics.“ De Atjeh-oorlog, Amsterdam, 1969, p.10.* The parade will be held in three different sites, namely in front of the buildings of the International Criminal Court (ICC) headquarters (Oude Waalsdorperweg 10, 2597 AK, The Hague <https://maps.google.com/?q=Oude+Waalsdorperweg+10,+2597+AK,+The+Hague&entry=gmail&source=g>), the House of Parliament (Tweede Kamer, Lange Poten 4, 2511 CL, The Hague <https://maps.google.com/?q=Lange+Poten+4,+2511+CL,+The+Hague&entry=gmail&source=g>) and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (Tobias Asserlaan 8, 2517 KC, The Hague <https://maps.google.com/?q=Tobias+Asserlaan+8,+2517+KC,+The+Hague&entry=gmail&source=g> ). Your participation would be highly appreciated. Best Regards, Asnawi Ali E-mail: [email protected] HP/WA: +46-736 863 064
