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Nelson Mandela and the Netherlands
Nelson Mandela, an icon of our time, spent a long career in the South African liberation movement, the African National Congress. He served 27 years in jail for his leading role in the anti-apartheid... [Exhibition]
Disputed Tourist Destinations
The tourist paradise and the police state may very well go hand and hand. A flourishing tourist sector adds to the economy and the international prestige of a country, political prisoners,... [Image gallery]
Koos Koster in El Salvador
A large number of collections at the IISH deal with the press, freedom of the press, and human rights. For World Press Freedom Day the IISH also calls attention to an event from the past, and in... [Image gallery]
Chile, 11 September 1973
On September 4, 1970 Salvador Allende won the presidential elections in Chile. This political event started a unique experiment in Latin America, an experiment that generated much interest in the... [Image gallery]
From the CASA Choir’s photo album
From the CASA Choir’s photo album, 1990 and 1999The CASA (Culture in Another South Africa) Choir was founded in Amsterdam in 1987 to support the struggle against Apartheid in South Africa. The choir... [Image gallery]
Reactions to the release of Nelson Mandela
Photos of the reactions in The Netherlands to the release of Nelson Mandela , 11 and 17 February 1990 1. AABN activists were joined by anti-apartheid veterans from the 1950s and 1960s in their office... [Image gallery]
Mandela’s first visit to the Netherlands
Photos of Nelson Mandela’s first visit to the Netherlands, June 1990 1. Winnie and Nelson Mandela on the balcony of the Amsterdam Municipal Theatre, Leidseplein, 16 June 1990. To the right the mayor... [Image gallery]
Dutch campaigns for the release of Nelson Mandela
Photos of the Dutch campaigns for the release of Nelson Mandela, 1976-1989. This series of photos is part of a web dossier about Nelson Mandela and The Netherlands. The photos are part of the... [Image gallery]
Mandela’s state visit to the Netherlands
Mandela’s state visit to the Netherlands on 11 and 12 March 1999.1. Royal welcome to President Mandela and Graça Machel at the beginning of Mandela’s state visit to the Netherlandsphoto: Jan... [Image gallery]
Vietnam acties in Nederland
De oorlog in Vietnam bracht een golf van acties in Nederland op gang. De felheid en bitterheid daarvan paste helemaal in het Koude Oorlogsklimaat dat ook in ons land heerste. Vanaf 1965 waren er... [Image gallery]

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