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De Blauwe Aanslag

1980 establishments in the Netherlands2003 disestablishments in the NetherlandsBuildings and structures demolished in 2003Buildings and structures in The HagueDemolished buildings and structures in the Netherlands
Evicted squatsInfoshopsSocial centres in the NetherlandsSquats in the Netherlands
Blauwe Aanslag Den Haag 20327055 RCE
Blauwe Aanslag Den Haag 20327055 RCE

De Blauwe Aanslag was a squat and self-managed social centre in the Dutch city of The Hague. The oldest part of the building was built in 1886. The large building formerly housed tax offices and was occupied in 1980. When the local council took over the ownership of the building, it was agreed to renovate it in three stages, with the squatters living there. However the plans changed and since 1995 the council decided to widen the roads next to the building; for this reason the squat needed to be demolished. After many efforts to block the demolition with lawsuits, the squatters were evicted by military police on 3 October, 2003.

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De Blauwe Aanslag
Buitenom, The Hague Centrum

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Buitenom
2512 XC The Hague, Centrum
South Holland, Netherlands
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