Monday, August 24, 2009
MARIA BERTHA HERTOGH
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Maria Bertha Hertogh, a Catholic Dutch girl was brought up by a Muslim family after her parents were imprisoned during the Japanese Occupation. Her foster mother married her to a Muslim when her natural parents claimed her after the war. The matter was brought to court where the marriage was declared void and Maria was returned to the Dutch couple. Rioting broke out after the verdict was announced, leaving 18 people dead and 173 injured, and causing much damage to vehicles and buildings.
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This riot happened on 11 December 1950 in Singapore as the Muslims, who treated Maria as their own, were angry of the courts decision to give custody of Maria to her biological parents. Thus, most lent their support, financial and moral, to organizations that fought to keep Maria in Malaya while some seized opportunity to further weaken the colonial government's position in the region.
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This riot happened on 11 December 1950 in Singapore as the Muslims, who treated Maria as their own, were angry of the courts decision to give custody of Maria to her biological parents. Thus, most lent their support, financial and moral, to organizations that fought to keep Maria in Malaya while some seized opportunity to further weaken the colonial government's position in the region.
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