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Monument Unveiled for Moluccan Freedom Fighter Chris Soumokil

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A monument has been unveiled in Vught for the Moluccan freedom fighter Chris Soumokil. He was president of the independent Republic of South Moluccas (RMS) from 1950 to 1966 and opposed the integration of that state into the Republic of Indonesia. Today marks sixty years since he was executed on the orders of Soeharto, President of Indonesia. The monument was unveiled yesterday in the Vught district of Woonoord Lunetten, the site where some 3,00…

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A monument has been unveiled in Vught for the Moluccan freedom fighter Chris Soumokil. He was president of the independent Republic of South Moluccas (RMS) from 1950 to 1966 and opposed the integration of that state into the Republic of Indonesia. Today marks sixty years since he was executed on the orders of Soeharto, President of Indonesia. The monument was unveiled yesterday in the Vught district of Woonoord Lunetten, the site where some 3,00…

·Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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In Vught, a monument has been unveiled for the Moluccan jurist and freedom fighter Chris Soumokil. He was president of the RMS, the Republic of South Moluccas, from 1950 to 1966, which opposed the integration of the Moluccas into the Republic of Indonesia.

·Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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rd.nl broke the news in Apeldoorn, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Saturday, April 11, 2026.
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