Rotterdam's Dutch Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (R) lays a wreath of flowers during the commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Caribbean Netherlands, in Rotterdam, on June 30, 2022. - The Rotterdam Municipal Executive previously apologized for the city's participation in the colonial and slavery past. - Netherlands OUT (Photo by Robin UTRECHT / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)
![Rotterdam's Dutch Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb (R) lays a wreath of flowers during the commemoration of the abolition of slavery in Suriname and the Caribbean Netherlands, in Rotterdam, on June 30, 2022. - The Rotterdam Municipal Executive previously apologized for the city's participation in the colonial and slavery past. - Netherlands OUT (Photo by Robin UTRECHT / ANP / AFP) / Netherlands OUT (Photo by ROBIN UTRECHT/ANP/AFP via Getty Images)](https://embed-cdn.gettyimages.com/id/1241631461/photo/netherlands-surinam-slavery-ceremony.jpg?s=594x594&w=0&k=20&c=BUUT-H-4ZymxIq5Xla4_wMVDOpz6vzq9zq5hKlabBSg=&Expires=1722128400&Key-Pair-Id=APKAIJLYLGZE3LWJLKRA&Signature=dDV7qp2bvnnDdyiSBXcrNbMtLnJDjR5BhZYnFF5fNsxn00bie5VQL9K7l3iQCHFQQFu~w77-TOh7S9oPYaXXMkjQdlcGOke~C9QKX1WrwMhWwQDN-z~gxtU8PqDrkI~0ZJFDWKyarR1yfmGXeZbPzzAWtJoBO89-g9FXjlgcGUIDo6IKyYUX2~09VJETFNQYOYXGyO5NWWfHdHDOmVMvhWANu~9Y4pYYJ8IhGosDwvrQz-QbSxy2ihEJ1kvMdNKgK5NeK2M4-J0Fh~l54-MzEkeW3FNTHQmR~JbyZQPrOuHWRNRKMGagvd5sketPM9SvqXb9Dwp98xYWDUmaNHTJoPhL3taLGMNe~2IgRbfYBUtMunmvSjHijjOQw88J6Zt1oEWpHEs5fRxB3DuEkzl3KtfgRzLbFk21nLVwUMXGhy9acIm~oVjeH-Jc6o3t7U2IWXNUU-tSz5nMpNLClQ7Lj6ncOrFwAjyRX5DW9VH9aGMRIKg6nYX3IAkekBg2srHtfqGoWkUnjdJ231kwpmHyl7bQNWeHLPhwZ4qrHwuBdlJqrUOBaV3zAmK24JPtETBpwuZpPplUYKOdIwVotRX4DdArSTRQpM-~JRufsSm1SrKJF~4m6W9X5hYrXN4F9ykfFMM7yfUBfBuc1NDuthayRbvgO8QBeEDlBbylMSSolpE_)