Belanda Hitam, were a group of African (primarily Ashanti and other Akan peoples) recruits in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army, it was the military force maintained by the Netherlands, in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies, in areas that are now part of which country?
Belanda Hitam: Belanda Hitam (from Indonesian meaning "Black Dutchmen", known in Javanese as "Londo Ireng") were a group of African (primarily Ashanti and other Akan peoples) recruits in the Royal Netherlands East Indies Army during the colonial period. Royal Netherlands East Indies Army: The Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ("Koninklijk Nederlands Indisch Leger"; KNIL) was the military force maintained by the Netherlands in its colony of the Netherlands East Indies (also known as the Dutch East Indies), in areas that are now part of Indonesia.
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