ABC, 5/02/2002
MALUKU: Ambon "a tropical Beirut" 
One of the legacies of Dutch colonial rule in Indonesia is that the Netherlands has a
significant population of people who originally hail from Maluku, the troubled region of
Eastern Indonesia, formerly known as the Spice Islands. Many people from Maluku
migrated to the Netherlands in the 1950s, most were Christians and most were the
families of soldiers in the Dutch colonial army. The community has taken a close
interest in the violence between Christians and Muslims that has plagued Maluku in
recent years. One such person, the director of the Maluku Historical Museum in the
Netherlands, has just visited Ambon, which he describes as a tropical Beirut.
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Presenter/Interviewer: Peter Mares, Perth.
Speakers: Dr Wim Manuhutu, Director of the Maluku Historical Museum in the
Netherlands.
5/02/2002
5/02/2002
© 2001 Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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