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The Dutch fought an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War Eighty Years] long war, from 1568—1648, to gain indepence and religious freedom and so became one of the countries where people of all religions and cultures could find refuge. | The Dutch fought an [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eighty_Years%27_War Eighty Years] long war, from 1568—1648, to gain indepence and religious freedom and so became one of the countries where people of all religions and cultures could find refuge. | ||