As pro-Dutch Christians, the inhabitants of the village have no life on Java anymore when Sukarno exclaims the independence of Indonesia. They are seen as traitors. Out of fear of their lives, the admittedly entangled roam the world for years, until they settle in 1967 in the east of the Netherlands. As a child, Fony Kantil experiences this penetrating colonial history up close.
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As a child, Fony (66) experienced a bizarre world trip, but at home it was no longer talking about: ‘Too painful’
Bytaketonews
Jul 19, 2025