1870-1945





The Netherlands' Antilles, 1945-1978



In 1945, the CURAÇAO colony was renamed in NEDERLANDSE ANTILLEN (Netherlands' Antilles). In 1954 the STATUTE OF THE REALM was passed, ending the status of colony and introducing the status of an overseas territory, an integral part of the kingdom with political autonomy.
Continuing economic problems, maladministration (corruption etc.) resulted in the strengthening of independentist movements. The Dutch government interfered. In 1977, ARUBA voted to secede from the Netherlands' Antilles, but to remain within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The other islands enjoy far reaching autonomy within the Neth. Antilles.
The Netherlands Antilles, as part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, are associated members of the EEC/EC/EU since 1961.





EXTERNAL
FILES
Netherlands Antilles, from geographic.org, databank
DOCUMENTS Flag of the Netherlands' Antilles 1959-1986, from FOTW
5 Gulden banknote, 1972, from Ron Wise's World Paper Money
REFERENCE Jan Rogozinski, A Brief History of the Caribbean (1992) London : Penguin 1994
H.P.H. Jansen, Kalendarium Geschiedenis van de Lage Landen, (Timeline of the History of the Low Countries), Utrecht 1979 (in Dutch)
Article Curaçao, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1946 pp.243-244 (on events of 1945) [G]
Article Curaçao, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1947 pp.247-248 (on events of 1946) [G]
Article Curaçao, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1948 p.232 (on events of 1947) [G]
Article Curaçao, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1949 p.194 (on events of 1948) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1950, p. 484 (on events in 1949) [G]
Article Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1951 pp.495-496 (on events of 1950) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1952, p. 499 (on events in 1951) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1953, p. 500 (on events in 1952) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1954, p. 501 (on events in 1953) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1955, p. 546 (on events in 1954) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1956, p. 484 (on events in 1955) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1957, pp.545-546 (on events of 1956) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1958, p. 483 (on events in 1957) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1959, pp. 481-482 (on events in 1958) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1960, pp. 475-476 (on events in 1959) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1961, p. 481 (on events in 1960) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1962, pp. 478-479 (on events in 1961) [G]
Article Netherlands Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1963, pp.595-596 (on events of 1962) [G]
Article Colonies and Dependent Territories, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1964 pp.265-268 (on events of 1963) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1965 p.254 (on events of 1964) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1966 p.205 (on events of 1965) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1967 p.220-222 (on events of 1966) [G]
Article Colonies and Other Dependencies : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1968 p.218 (on events of 1967) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1969 pp.273, 276, 278 (on events of 1968) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1970 p.280 (on events of 1969) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1971 pp.266-267, 270 (on events of 1970) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1972 pp.238-239, 241-242 (on events of 1971) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1973 pp.229-230, 233 (on events of 1972) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1974 pp.246-247, 249 (on events of 1973) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1975 pp.230-231 (on events of 1974) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1976 pp.247-248, 251 (on events of 1975) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1977 pp.246-248, 251 (on events of 1976) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1978 p.304 (on events of 1977) [G]
Article : Dependent States : Netherlands' Antilles, in : Britannica Book of the Year 1979 p.305 (on events of 1978) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : The World in Figures 1st ed. 1976 pp.137-138 [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : The World in Figures 2nd ed. 1978 pp.137-138 [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1970-1971 pp.1183-1184 (data of 1969-1970) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1975-1976 pp.1183-1184 (data of 1974-1975) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Statesman's Yearbook 1978-1979 pp.886-888 (data of 1977-1978) [G]
Article : Curaçao, in : Americana Annual 1947 p.197 (on events of 1946) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Americana Annual 1957 p.555 (on events of 1956) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Americana Annual 1961 p.521 (on events of 1960) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Americana Annual 1962 p.530 (on events of 1961) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Americana Annual 1963 p.472 (on events of 1962) [G]
Article : Netherlands Antilles, in : Americana Annual 1964 p.468 (on events of 1963) [G]



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