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The surrender of the Empire of Japan <\/b>was announced by Japanese Emperor Hirohito on 15 August and formally signed on 2 September 1945, bringing the hostilities of World War II to a close. Every year, on this day, the people with a shared \u201cIndies\u201d background, those with roots in the former Dutch East Indies commemorate the surrender. The first commemoration was held in 1970, in The Hague by the initiative of ir. G.S. Vrijburg with the then Queen, Juliana, Princess Beatrix and Prince Claus present. In 1980, the \u201cFoundation Memorial August 15, 1945\u201d was founded with His Royal Highness Prince Bernhard as Patron to organize an annual memorial and meeting. In that year, a grand memorial in the presence of Queen Beatrix and Prince Claus took place. Since then a commemoration is organized at different locations in The Netherlands on August 15th. The official \u2018Indisch Monument\u2019 located on the Professor Teldersweg in The Hague was unveiled in 1988 by Her Majesty Queen Beatrix that finally provided the Indies community with its own monument.<\/p>\n
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Ceremony:<\/strong> 1:00 pm
Refreshments will be served after the ceremony
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