Tag: commemorates
Chad commemorates the second anniversary of “Black Thursday”
Chadians are commemorating, this Sunday, October 20, the second anniversary of “Black Thursday”, the name they now give to the bloody repression of demonstrations organized two years ago to the…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
Commemoration of the history of slavery: ‘Utrecht commemorates as it should’
When the hundreds of people have taken their places on the white chairs, at the standing tables and in the grass, the extensive program of the day begins. “Utrecht participates…
Eemnes commemorates fallen airmen: ‘Talking about the war is actually necessary’
The Lord’s Prayer is heard softly in English among the more than 200 war graves at Rusthof in Leusden. A small group has just laid flowers at gravestones with the…
May 8, 2024: what is the story behind this public holiday which commemorates the Victory of 1945?
MAY 8. What do we celebrate on May 8? Why is this day a public holiday? A quick update on the origins and history of this non-working day, but also…
Granddaughter of resistance fighter Jacob Veerman commemorates her grandfather in Neuengamme: ‘A journey in his footsteps’
Allies wrong Neuengamme was evacuated in April 1945 because the Allies were advancing rapidly. Ten thousand prisoners were brought to Lubeck and imprisoned on three large ships, like floating concentration…
The province of Utrecht commemorates May 4: here are all the commemorations
Bunnik will reflect on it on May 4 monument in Fort Rijnauwen. That location evokes memories of the resistance members from the Netherlands and Belgium who were executed there. Exactly…
Rwanda commemorates a past from which “we must learn lessons”
In Rwanda, President Paul Kagame lit the flame of remembrance at the Guisozi memorial on the morning of Sunday, April 7, to launch the commemorations of the 30th anniversary of…
Utrecht commemorates tram attack: ‘For many people involved, it is still March 18, 2019 every day’
Roos, Daniël, Willem and Rinke were killed in the attack. “In those first hours and days after the tram attack, disbelief predominated among their relatives. It is unbelievable that your…
Utrecht University commemorates deceased rector magnificus Hans van Ginkel (83): ‘Sad, but grateful’
Van Ginkel was born in Sumatra in 1940 and spent the first years of his life in a Japanese prison camp. After the war, his family returned to the Netherlands.…