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==Riots== |
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[[File:Tekst Geen woning, geen kroning op schutting Haarlemmer Houttuinen, Bestanddeelnr 930-7455.jpg|thumb|200px|The main slogan of the protests, written on a wall on 26 March 1980, a month before the riots]] |
[[File:Tekst Geen woning, geen kroning op schutting Haarlemmer Houttuinen, Bestanddeelnr 930-7455.jpg|thumb|200px|The main slogan of the protests, written on a wall on 26 March 1980, a month before the riots]] |
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Beatrix ascended the throne on 30 April 1980, and squatters started to riot. The protesters were rallying under the slogan ''Geen woning, geen kroning'' (No house, no coronation).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/historical-figures/queen-beatrix|title=Queen Beatrix - Historical figures - Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum|publisher=}}</ref> Despite the presence of 10,000 police officers, [[gendarmes]] and some military officers, the event turned into a major clash.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2084377,00.html|title=Amsterdam vs. the Squatters: Evictions, Arrests and Protests|first=Jean-Pierre|last=Stroobants|date=20 July 2011|publisher=|via=content.time.com}}</ref> The riots were centred around the [[Dam Square]], where the new Queen's inauguration took place.<ref name="auto1">{{cite |
Beatrix ascended the throne on 30 April 1980, and squatters started to riot. The protesters were rallying under the slogan ''Geen woning, geen kroning'' (No house, no coronation).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/rijksstudio/historical-figures/queen-beatrix|title=Queen Beatrix - Historical figures - Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum|publisher=}}</ref> Despite the presence of 10,000 police officers, [[gendarmes]] and some military officers, the event turned into a major clash.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://content.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,2084377,00.html|title=Amsterdam vs. the Squatters: Evictions, Arrests and Protests|first=Jean-Pierre|last=Stroobants|date=20 July 2011|publisher=|via=content.time.com}}</ref> The riots were centred around the [[Dam Square]], where the new Queen's inauguration took place.<ref name="auto1">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=s8QYDAAAQBAJ&q=%2230+april%22+riots+amsterdam+1980&pg=PT100|title=Policing New Risks in Modern European History|first1=Xavier|last1=Rousseaux|first2=Jonas|last2=Campion|date=29 April 2016|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781137544025|via=Google Books}}</ref> Clashes also happened in and around [[Blauwbrug]], [[Rokin]] and Vondelstraat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://3voor12.vpro.nl/artikelen/overzicht/2013/april/Kroning-1980-vs-2013--welke-muzikant-werpt-de-eerste-steen-.html|title=Kroning 1980 vs 2013: welke muzikant werpt de eerste steen? - artikelen|publisher=}}</ref> |
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One of the protesters, Karel Fassotte, claimed in an interview that apart from squatters, people taking part included ordinary students and [[football hooligans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironcurtainproject.eu/en/popup/refrigerators-and-buckets-of-motor-oil-were-standing-on-the-roof/|title=During the squatter riots, Karel Fassotte operated a radio jammer in order to disrupt police communications.|publisher=}}</ref> |
One of the protesters, Karel Fassotte, claimed in an interview that apart from squatters, people taking part included ordinary students and [[football hooligans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ironcurtainproject.eu/en/popup/refrigerators-and-buckets-of-motor-oil-were-standing-on-the-roof/|title=During the squatter riots, Karel Fassotte operated a radio jammer in order to disrupt police communications.|publisher=}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 22:07, 24 October 2020
The Amsterdam coronation riots (Dutch: Kroningsoproer) refers to major violence and rioting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on the day of the accession of Queen Beatrix, 30 April 1980. It was the biggest episode of such disturbances in the country since the end of World War II and the most significant event of the Dutch squatters' movement (Krakersrellen).
Background
Since the 1960s and the 1970s, squatting had become a common to protest the shortage of housing in Amsterdam. Many of the protesters were youngsters of the baby boomer generation.[1] Some of the biggest riots were the Nieuwmarkt Riots in 1975 and the Vondelstraat Riots in March 1980, when authorities heavily responded to evict squatters from properties in the city.[1]
On 31 January, Queen Juliana announced that she would abdicate in favour of her eldest daughter, Princess Beatrix, on 30 April.
Riots
Beatrix ascended the throne on 30 April 1980, and squatters started to riot. The protesters were rallying under the slogan Geen woning, geen kroning (No house, no coronation).[2] Despite the presence of 10,000 police officers, gendarmes and some military officers, the event turned into a major clash.[3] The riots were centred around the Dam Square, where the new Queen's inauguration took place.[4] Clashes also happened in and around Blauwbrug, Rokin and Vondelstraat.[5]
One of the protesters, Karel Fassotte, claimed in an interview that apart from squatters, people taking part included ordinary students and football hooligans.[6]
It marked a milestone in the postwar mostly-peaceful history of the Netherlands in which 600 people were wounded.[7]
Aftermath
The squatters' movement had much support for their cause beforehand, but that was depreciated following the riots, partly because the Dutch royal family was highly popular, but the squatters had turned the day of accession into one of violence.[8]
A new police leadership in Amsterdam started to force the evacuaation of squatted buildings, including through special means.[4]
In 2010, the Dutch parliament voted to ban squatting entirely.[3][9]
See also
References
- ^ a b "Amsterdam squatters and police mark 1980 riots".
- ^ "Queen Beatrix - Historical figures - Rijksstudio - Rijksmuseum".
- ^ a b Stroobants, Jean-Pierre (20 July 2011). "Amsterdam vs. the Squatters: Evictions, Arrests and Protests" – via content.time.com.
- ^ a b Rousseaux, Xavier; Campion, Jonas (29 April 2016). Policing New Risks in Modern European History. Springer. ISBN 9781137544025 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Kroning 1980 vs 2013: welke muzikant werpt de eerste steen? - artikelen".
- ^ "During the squatter riots, Karel Fassotte operated a radio jammer in order to disrupt police communications".
- ^ "Deep-lying, even violent, divisions are a recurring theme in Dutch history - DutchNews.nl".
- ^ "Squatting in Amsterdam - DutchAmsterdam.com". 19 January 2009.
- ^ "Violent protests after Dutch outlaw squatting - World news - Europe - NBC News". 3 October 2010.
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