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Steamboat connections in Ambon Residence, Dutch East Indies, in 1915. Dutch New Guinea or Netherlands New Guinea (Dutch: Nederlands-Nieuw-Guinea, Indonesian: Nugini Belanda) was the western half of the island of New Guinea that was a part of the Dutch East Indies until 1949, later an overseas territory of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1949 to 1962.
Dutch rule reached its greatest territorial extent in the early 20th century with the occupation of Western New Guinea. [5] The Dutch East Indies was one of the most valuable colonies under European rule, [6] though its profits depended on exploitative labor. [7]
Under Dutch rule, commercial links were developed between West New Guinea and Eastern Indonesia. In 1883, New Guinea was divided between the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany; with Australia occupying the German territory in 1914.
Flag of Suriname (1959–1975) Although the colony has always been officially known as Surinam or Suriname, in both Dutch [2] and English, [3] the colony was often unofficially and semi-officially referred to as Dutch Guiana (Dutch: Nederlands Guiana) in the 19th and 20th century, in an analogy to British Guiana and French Guiana.
The full New Guinea Council endorsed these actions on 30 October 1961, and the first Morning Star flag was presented to Governor Platteel on 31 October 1961. [1] [9] The Dutch authorities did not accept the denomination of the flag, recognising it as a territorial flag (landsvlag) not a national flag. [1]
Western New Guinea, also known as Papua, Indonesian New Guinea, and Indonesian Papua, [5] is the western half of the island of New Guinea, formerly Dutch and granted to Indonesia in 1962. Given the island is alternatively named Papua, the region is also called West Papua ( Indonesian : Papua Barat ). [ 6 ]
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Treaties extended to Dutch New Guinea (1 C, 13 P) ... Morning Star flag; T. Operation Trikora This page was last edited on 11 May 2023, at 10:06 (UTC). ...