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Maria Hertogh | |
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Born | Huberdina Maria Hertogh 24 March 1937 |
Died | 8 July 2009 Huijbergen, Netherlands | (aged 72)
Other names | Bertha Hertogh Nadra Adabi Nadra binte Ma'arof Natrah |
Citizenship | Dutch |
Known for | Being at the centre of the Maria Hertogh riots |
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Children | 10 |
Parent(s) | Adeline Hunter (natal mother) Adrianus Petrus Hertogh (natal father) Che Aminah (adoptive mother) |
Maria Huberdina Hertogh (born Huberdina Maria Hertogh; 24 March 1937 – 8 July 2009), also known as Bertha Hertogh, Nadra binte Ma'arof, Nadra Adabi or simply Natrah,[1][2][3] was a Dutch woman of Eurasian descent and Malay upbringing. She is notable for being at the centre of the Maria Hertogh riots when she was a young girl.
The riots took place between 11 and 13 December 1950 in Singapore, after a court decided that Maria should be taken from her Malay Muslim foster and adoptive mother's custody and given over to her Dutch Catholic biological parents. A protest by outraged Muslims escalated when images of her were published showing her kneeling before a statue of the Virgin Mary and Saint Blaise. 18 people were killed and 173 injured; many properties were also damaged.
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