Queen Juliana Of The Netherlands Dies In Today's Memory, March 20, 2004

Queen Juliana from the Netherlands. (Wikimedia Commons)

JAKARTA Memories of today, 20 years ago, March 20, 2004, Queen Juliana from the Netherlands died. The departure of the queen who was close to the people shocked the whole Netherlands, then the world. Condolences came. The Dutch people who were mourning were also hoarding.

Previously, Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina was named Queen of the Netherlands in 1948. She then began to make breakthroughs. She tries to eliminate the rigidity of the distance between the queens. Therefore, she is known as a populist queen.

The appointment of Queen Juliana from the Netherlands has provoked the attention of the whole world. Her leadership is predicted to be able to bring fresh air to the Dutch people. However, unexpectedly theappropriation brought an important meaning to the Indonesian people.

All because under his control the Dutch wanted to recognize Indonesia's sovereignty through the Round Table Conference (KMB). The results of the KMB were rushed. The agreement to sign the sovereignty transfer agreement was made in two places on 27 December 1949.

The signing at the Dam Palace was represented by the Indonesian side, Bung Hatta. The colonial representatives were represented by Queen Juliana. The Rijswijk Palace (now: the State Palace) represented by the Indonesian side, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX and the Dutch, AHJ Lovink.

The signing at the Dam Palace turned out to be the first political document signed by Juliana. He also began to focus on the Dutch people. He wanted the Dutch people to live a prosperous life.

The act of life was shown by Juliana with her desire not wanting to be distant from the Dutch people. Something that her mother, Queen Wilhelmina, did not do when she was still holding the throne. Queen Juliana often chats with the people of the Dutch, on the street or shopping center.

The appearance is often mediocre. He didn't even hesitate to say hello. Even when the Dutch were hit by a flood in 1953. Queen Juliana chose to go directly. He tried to make sure everything was under control.

"We all have to accept the decisions that have been taken (at the KMB). Regardless of your opinion, whether Indonesia is still long or long, it is not ripe for independence, and no matter how concerned you are and the weight of your broth".

"I want to say in an in-depth willingness. Namely, if the Dutch play honestly this game, according to new rules, then they will be greeted in Indonesia as respected guests," said Queen Juliana in a Christmas message as revealed by Rosihan Anwar in the book Napak tiplas to the Netherlands: 60 Years of Journalist Travel KMB 1949 (2010).

His journey as the number one person in the Netherlands went smoothly. However, an aging age is a problem. Moreover, he began to suffer from dementia. This condition made him fall short and raise his son Beatrix to become the new Queen of the Netherlands in 1980.

Juliana began enjoying her old age until she died to pick her up on March 20, 2004. The departure of the Queen of the Netherlands brought deep sorrow to the whole Netherlands. Condolences came.

People who mourn are also hoarding. This is proof that Queen Juliana is loved throughout the Netherlands. Then, Queen Juliana is planned to be buried in Nieuwe Kerk, Delft.

Saturday morning the sky seemed to collapse in the Netherlands. Not only because of dark clouds, strong winds, and rain, but because of sad news from the Soestdijk Palace, The Hague: Mrs. Suri Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina, Saturday morning, March 20 last week, died at the age of 94 years. No matter the rain that started to run hard, the residents of The Hague were mostly elderly and immediately queued up at flower shops.

"Hundreds of people headed to the palace courtyard, and thousands of bouquets of flowers immediately piled up on the fence and the gates of the "Dutch" gate had lost a biological mother, "said Jan Peter Balkenende. The Dutch Prime Minister did not overdo it. Until late at night, mourners came back and forth, while a number of residents in various cities held still omgang, silenced. The half-mast flag immediately perched in the government office, "explained Endah WS in his article in Tempo Magazine entitled Makah Padamlah Cahaya The Queen (2004).