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Aruba
 
Aruba, coat of arms
 
1499-1526 Claimed for Spain
1526-     Dutch colony
1799-1802 British protectorate
1806-1816 British occupation
1848-1985 Part of the Netherlands Antilles
1940-1942 British protectorate
1942-1945 US protectorate
1977      Referendum supports independence and withdrawl frome the N.A
1983      Autonomy granted
1986      Separation as from Netherlands Antilles as an autonomous country of the Netherlands
1990      Full independence (due 01 Jan 1996) cancelled at Aruba's request
 
 
Governors
01 Jan 1986 - 12 Mar 1992 Felipe Tromp .......................... 1917-1995
12 Mar 1992 - 11 May 2004 Olindo Koolman
11 May 2004 -             Fredis Refunjol
 
Prime Ministers
01 Jan 1986 - 09 Feb 1989 Jan Hendrik Albert Eman
                          (1st Time)
09 Feb 1989 - 29 Jul 1994 Nelson Orlando Oduber
                          (1st Time)
29 Jul 1994 - 30 Oct 2001 Jan Hendrik Albert Eman (2nd Time)
30 Oct 2001 - 30 Oct 2009 Nelson Orlando Oduber (2nd Time)
30 Oct 2009 -             Michiel Godfried Eman
 

 
Curaçao
 
 
10 Oct 2010               Autonomous country of the Netherlands
 
Lieutenant governors
15 Apr 1951 - 1967        Michaël P. Gorsira .................... 1913-1994
1967 - 1968               Willem George Shon Weis de Haseth ..... 1915-
                          (acting)
1968 - 1969               Otto R.A. Beaujon ..................... 1915-1984
1969 - 1970               Elias José Morkos ..................... 1919-1982
1970 - 1976               Anno Elígio Kibbelaar ................. 1929-2005

1976 - 1982               Ornelio "Kees" Martina ................ 1930
1982 - 1988               Ronald "Ronny" Anthony Casseres ....... 1939-1988
1988 - 1994               Elmer Raynold Wilsoe ..................
 1943-
01 Oct 1994 - 2000        Stanley M. Betrian .................... 1951-
       2000 - 10 Oct 2010 Lizanne Marie Richards-Dindial ........ 1957-
Governor
10 Oct 2010 - 24 Nov 2012
Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag 1951-
24 Nov 2012 - 04 Nov 2013 Adele van der Pluijm-Vrede ............ 1952-
04 Nov 2013 -             Lucille George-Wout ................... 1950-
 
 
Prime minister
10 Oct 2010 - 29 Sep 2012 Gerrit Fransisco Schotte .............. 1974-
29 Sep      - 31 Dec 2012 Stanley Maria Betrine
01 Jan      - 07 Jun 2013 Daniel Hodge .......................... 1959-
07 Jun 2013 -             Ivar Onno Odwin Asjes ................. 1970-
 

 

Sint Maartin

 
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10 Oct 2010               Autonomous country of the Netherlands

 

Governor

10 Oct 2010 -             Eugene Holiday

 

Leaders of the government

1954 - 1991               Albert Claudius Wathey ......................... 1926-1998

1991 - 1995               Edgar Hubert Lynch .................... 1952-

       1995 - 01 Jul 1999 William Marlin (1st time)

01 Jul 1999 -  8 Jun 2009 Sarah A. Wescott-Williams ............. 1956-

08 Jun 2009 - 10 Oct 2010 William Marlin (2nd time)

Prime minister

10 Oct 2010 - 19 Dec 2014 Sarah A. Wescott-Williams

19 Dec 2014 -             Marcel F. Gumbs ....................... 1953-

 
Netherland Antilles
Netherlands Antilles, coat of arms
1986-2010
Coat of arms of the Netherlands Antilles.png
23 Oct 1964 - 31 Dec 1985
 
1513 Spanish possession
1634 Curaçao a Dutch possession
1635 Bonaire a Dutch possession
1636 Aruba a Dutch possetion
       1828               Islands united as Dutch West Indies, under Suriname
27 Jan 1848 - 20 Sep 1948 Curaçao and Dependencies
       1922               Overseas province of the Neatherlands
11 May 1940 - 05 Feb 1942 British protectorate
05 Feb 1942 -        1945 US protectorate
20 Sep 1948 - 10 Oct 2010 Netherlands Antilles
15 Dec 1954 - 10 Oct 2010 Autonomous part of the Netherlands
01 Jan 1986               Aruba a separate colony
10 Oct 2010               Dissolved
 
Governors
04 Aug 1948 - 30 Mar 1951 Leonard Antoon Hubert Peters .......... 1900-1984
30 Mar      - 07 Jun 1951 Frans Adriaan Jas
07 Jun 1951 - 27 Oct 1956 Antoon Struycken ...................... 1906-1977
27 Oct 1956 - 24 Apr 1957 Frans E.J van der Valk
24 Apr 1957 - 31 May 1961 Antonius Bernardus Speekenbrink ....... 1905-1978
01 Jun 1961 - 11 Aug 1962 Christiaan Winkel ..................... 1899-1962
11 Aug      - 10 Sep 1962 A.P.L van Bruggen
10 Sep 1962 - 31 May 1970 Nicolaas Cola Debrot .................. 1902-1981
01 Jun 1970 - 16 May 1983 Bernadito M. Leito
16 May      - 05 Oct 1983 Julius Beaujon
05 Oct 1983 - 15 Jan 1990 René Antonio Römer .................... 1929-2003
15 Jan 1990 - 30 Jun 2002 Jaime M. Saleh
01 Jul 2002 - 10 Oct 2010 Frits Martinus de los Santos Goedgedrag
 
Chaimen of the College of General Administation
21 Aug 1948 - 10 May 1949 A.G Statius Muller
10 May      - 14 Jul 1949 Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez ....... 1907-1966
14 Jul 1949 - 17 Aug 1950 Lindoro Cristoffel Kwartsz ............ 1873-1959
17 Aug 1950 - 18 Apr 1951 Nicolaas Debrot ....................... 1902-1981
Chaimen of the Council of Government
18 Apr 1951 - 08 Dec 1954 Moises Frumencio da Costa Gomez
08 Dec 1954 - 14 Feb 1968 Efraïn F. Jonckheer ................... 1917-1987
Prime Ministers
14 Feb 1968 -    Sep 1969 Ciro Domenico Kroon
   Sep      -    Dec 1969 Gerald Cornelius Sprockel
   Dec 1969 -    Feb 1971 Ernesto Otilio Petronia
   Feb      -    Jun 1971 Ramez Jorge Isa ....................... 1917-2005
                          (1st Time)
   Jun 1971 -    Oct 1972 Otto R.A Beaujon ...................... 1915-1984
   Oct 1972 - 20 Dec 1973 Ramez Jorge Isa (2nd Time)
20 Dec 1973 - 30 Sep 1977 Juan Miguel Gregorio Evertsz .......... 1923-2008
01 Oct      -    Oct 1977 Lucinda da Costa Gomez-Matheeuws
   Oct      - 14 Oct 1977 Leo A.I Chance
14 Oct 1977 - 06 Jul 1979 Sylvius Gerard Marie Rozendal ......... 1928-2003
06 Jul      -    Dec 1979 Miguel Arcangel Pourier ............... 1938-2013
                          (1st Time)
   Dec 1979 - 18 Sep 1984 Dominico F. Martina (1st Time)
18 Sep 1984 - 31 Dec 1985 Maria Liberia-Peters (1st Time)
01 Jan 1986 - 17 May 1988 Dominico F. Martina (2nd Time)
17 May 1988 - 25 Nov 1993 Maria Liberia-Peters (2nd Time)
25 Nov      - 28 Dec 1993 Susanne Fransisca Coromoto
                           Camelia-Römer (1st Time)
28 Dec 1993 - 31 Mar 1994 Alejandro Felippe Paula
01 Apr 1994 - 14 May 1998 Miguel Arcangel Pourier
                          (2nd Time)
14 May 1998 - 08 Nov 1999 Susanne Fransisca Coromoto
                           Camelia-Römer (2nd Time)
08 Nov 1999 - 03 Jun 2002 Miguel Arcangel Pourier
                          (3rd Time)
03 Jun 2002 - 22 Jul 2003 Etienne Nestor Ys (1st Time)
22 Jul      - 11 Aug 2003 Bernhard Komproe ...................... 1942-2004
11 Aug 2003 - 03 Jun 2004 Mirna Louisa-Godett
03 Jun 2004               Errol Antonio Cova
03 Jun 2004 - 26 Mar 2006 Etienne Nestor Ys (2nd Time)
26 Mar 2006 - 10 Oct 2010 Emily Saïdy de Jongh-Elhang
 
Ministers-Plenipotentiary
01 Aug 1955 - 31 Jan 1968 Willem Lampe
01 Feb 1968 - 16 Jan 1971 Efraïn F. Jonckheer
15 Feb 1971 - 31 Dec 1973 Boy Rozendal (1st Time)
01 Jan 1974 - 31 Jan 1975 Richard Pieternella (1st Time)
01 Feb      - 30 Nov 1975 Boy Rozendal (1st Time)
01 Dec 1975 - 30 Nov 1978 Eldred Maduro
18 Dec 1979 - 30 Sep 1982 Ronald Casseres
01 Oct      - 12 Nov 1982 Richard Pieternella (2nd Time)
12 Nov 1982 - 30 Sep 1984 Marco Jesus de Castro
01 Oct 1984 - 08 Jul 1988 Gualberto Hernandez
08 Jul 1988 - 30 Mar 1994 Edsel Jesurun
30 Mar 1994 - 30 Jun 1998 Carel de Haseth (1st Time)
01 Jul 1998 - 31 Dec 1999 Dito Mendes de Gouveia
01 Jan 2000 - 22 Jul 2003 Carel de Haseth (2nd Time)
22 Jul 2003 - 03 Jul 2004 Maurice Adriaens
03 Jul      - 23 Jul 2004 Carel de Haseth (3rd Time)
23 Jul 2004 - 04 Jul 2009 Paul Comenencia
04 Jul 2009 - 10 Oct 2010 Marcel van der Plank

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