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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 6-K

       REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16
                   UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                             Date: October 18, 2006

                        Commission File Number 001-12510

                                   ROYAL AHOLD
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                 (Translation of registrant's name into English)

            Piet Heinkade 167-173, 1019 GM Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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                     (Address of principal executive office)

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual
reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

                    Form 20-F [X]              Form 40-F [ ]

     Indicate by check mark whether the registrant by furnishing the information
contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the
Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

                    Yes [ ]                    No [X]

     If "Yes" is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the
registrant in connection with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-________.

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     On October 18, 2006, Koninklijke Ahold N.V. ("Royal Ahold" or the
"Company") issued a press release announcing that its Chief Business Support
Officer Arthur Brouwer has resigned to take up a position with a company outside
of Royal Ahold and that Brouwer's role will be assumed, as an interim measure,
by Dick Boer, President and CEO of the Albert Heijn Arena and acting member of
Royal Ahold's Corporate Executive Board. A copy of this press release is
attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1.

     This Form 6-K is incorporated by reference into the Company's Registration
Statements on Form F-3 and Form S-3 (No. 333-52934, No. 333-52934-01, No.
333-80245 and No. 333-80245-01) and the Company's Registration Statements on
Form S-8 (No. 333-70636, No. 333-07214, No. 333-07212 and No. 033-41068).
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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorised.

                                         KONINKLIJKE AHOLD N.V.


                                         /s/ P.N. Wakkie
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Date: October 18, 2006                   By:    P.N. Wakkie
                                         Title: EVP & Chief Corporate Governance
                                                Counsel
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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

The following exhibits have been filed as part of this Form 6-K:

Exhibit   Description
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99.1      Press release dated October 18, 2006, in which Royal Ahold announces
          that its Chief Business Support Officer Arthur Brouwer has resigned to
          take up a position with a company outside of Royal Ahold and that
          Brouwer's role will be assumed, as an interim measure, by Dick Boer,
          President and CEO of the Albert Heijn Arena and acting member of Royal
          Ahold's Corporate Executive Board