1986. Aruba manages to definitely break free from the government of the Netherlands Antilles and becomes an independent state, yet still attached in some ways to the Dutch realms.
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Aruba definitely breaks free from the Netherlands Antilles
1986
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1986. Aruba manages to definitely break free from the government of the Netherlands Antilles and becomes an independent state, yet still attached in some ways to the Dutch realms. |
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Venezuela buys refinery in Curaçao
1985
1985. Venezuela’s oil company purchases Shell’s refinery in Curaçao. |
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Curaçao hoists a flag of its own
1984
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1984. On July 2, Curaçao hoists its own flag. |
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Protests in Curaçao’s capital
1969
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1969. Unemployment stemming from the decrease of the oil industry triggers uprisings in |
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The Netherlands Antilles adopt a new flag
1959
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1959. On November 19, 1959, the countries making up the Netherlands Antilles adopted a flag designed according to the Dutch colors and featuring six white stars standing for each of the six islands. |
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universal ballot
1948
1948. Universal balloting is established. |
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Denomination of the Netherlands Antilles
1948
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1948. On September 3, 1948, the islands were called the Netherlands Antilles. |
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Curaçao’s oil refinery
1915
1915. The Royal Dutch Shell builds an oil refinery in to process Venezuelan crude. |
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Abolition of slavery
1863
1863. In spite of the fact that since 1814 slave smuggling had been banned, slavery in the colonies was not abolished until after 1863. Slaves became free men, but their fate didn’t change a tad for the better. Many of them migrated to the Dominican Republic, Panama, Venezuela and Cuba. |
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End of the Netherlands Company’s administration
1828
1828. The administration conducted by the Netherlands Company of the West Indies comes to a close and the islands are transferred to the Dutch Crown. |
