Size: 62×42.5cm./24.4×16.7inch.
Year: 1980
 
Poster made in the Netherlands, 1980. In very good condition. The text on the poster reads:”30 April Actionday!. This cries out for action, and not playfully. Don’t let this ridiculous million dollar event go on undisturbed. Come to Amsterdam. But remember: helmet is a necessity!”.
The Amsterdam coronation riots (Dutch: Kroningsoproer) refers to major violence and rioting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on the day of the accession of Queen Beatrix, 30 April 1980. It was one of the biggest episodes of such disturbances in the country since the end of World War II and the most significant event of the Dutch squatters’ movement (Krakersrellen).
Since the 1960s and the 1970s, squatting had become common in Amsterdam to protest the city’s shortage of housing.
The 1980 riots were precended by the Nieuwmarkt Riots in 1975 and the Vondelstraat Riots in March 1980, when authorities heavily responded to evict squatters from properties in the city.mBeatrix ascended the throne on 30 April 1980, and squatters started to riot. The protesters were rallying under the slogan Geen woning, geen kroning (No house, no coronation). Despite the presence of 10,000 police officers, gendarmes and some military officers, the event turned into a major clash.
The riots were centred around the Dam Square, where the new Queen’s inauguration took place. Clashes also happened in and around Blauwbrug, Rokin and Vondelstraat. It marked a milestone in the mostly peaceful post-war history of the Netherlands. 600 people were wounded in the riots.