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The 1969 Curaçao uprising (Papiamento: Trinta di Mei, ' Thirtieth of May ') was a series of riots on the Caribbean island of Curaçao, then part of the Netherlands Antilles, a semi-independent country in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The uprising took place mainly on 30 May but continued into the night of 31 May – 1 June 1969.
A Dutch soldier on patrol in Willemstad following the 1969 riots In 1954, Curaçao and other Dutch Caribbean colonies were joined to form the Netherlands Antilles . Discontent with Curaçao's seemingly subordinate relationship to the Netherlands, ongoing racial discrimination , and a rise in unemployment owing to layoffs in the Shell refinery ...
On 12 December 1969, Petronia was installed as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. [10] Petronia was the first prime minister of the Antilles of African descent. [6] [1] The Netherlands Antilles faced a high rate of unemployment and a large deficit.
The Workers' Liberation Front (Dutch: Arbeiders Bevrijdingsfront, Papiamento: Frente Obrero Liberashon, FOL), officially the 30 May Workers' Liberation Front Party (Dutch: Arbeiders Bevrijdingsfront van 30 mei, Papiamento: Partido Frente Obrero Liberashon 30 Di Mei), is a social-democratic populist political party in Curaçao founded in 1969.
The Dutch were able to suppress the slave revolt of 1795. The uprising was led by Tula, a slave who plays a central role in the history of Curaçao. [4] On 18 January 1795, William V, Prince of Orange fled from the Netherlands, and went into exile in Great-Britain shortly before the announcement of the Batavian Republic. [5]
Ciro Domenico Kroon (31 January 1916 – 9 June 2001) was an Curaçao politician and businessman. He served as Minister of Social and Economic Affairs from 1957 until 1968, and Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 1968 until 1969.
5 June 1969 [a] Ciro Domenico Kroon: Democratic Party: a.i. 26 June 1969 [2] December 1969 Gerald Sprockel 4 December 1969 February 1971 Ernesto O. Petronia: Democratic Party: 5 February 1971 June 1971 Ronchi Isa: Democratic Party: 6 June 1971 November 1972 Otto R. A. Beaujon: Democratic Party: 7 November 1972 December 1973 Ronchi Isa ...
In 2020, the canon was released by a committee appointed by the University of Curaçao, the Curaçao National Archives (Dutch: Nationaal Archief Curaçao, NAC), and the Foundation for School Materials (Papiamento: Fundashon Material pa Skol, FMS). [2] The committee members are: Dr. R. M. Allen, anthropologist, part-time lecturer at UoC