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Dutch government in exile
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Dutch government in exile

Pictorial Press · 1943 · photographic support

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Prime Minister Gerbrandy stands still at the death of Pangeran Adipati Soejono, the first minister of Indonesian origin. Soejono was a descendant of a Javanese regent family. Soejono was regent in Pasoeroeran and a member of the People's Council and the Council for the Dutch East Indies. In 1942, he became a minister without portfolio in London. He died a year later in 1943. On the photo are also Ministers Bolkestein (center) and Kerstens. The line network on the photo was applied by Cor Visser.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineNederlandse regering in ballingschap. 1943. Pictorial Press. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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