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] Afro-Dutch people, about 300,000 people, or 60%, are from these territories. Whilst only a minority of Black Dutch citizens are of Sub-Saharan African migrant background, there is a sizable population of Cape Verdean , Ghanaian , Nigerian , Somali , Angolan and other African communities of more recent immigrants.
Very few Dutch people settled the Caribbean during colonial times, although there are sizable minorities of Dutch people on the islands today with most being recent arrivals and immigrants. There is also significant Dutch heritage within the majority multiracial population of Aruba , often in combination with Amerindian and African ancestry.
Afrikaners are descended, to varying degrees, from Dutch, German and French Huguenot immigrants, along with minor percentages of other Europeans and indigenous African peoples. [86] [87] The first mixed race marriage which took place in Cape Town in 1664 was that of Krotoa, a Khoi woman, and Peder Havgaard, a Danish surgeon.
Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in the U.S. states of California, New York, Michigan, Iowa, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana, Ohio and Pennsylvania. This is a list of notable Dutch Americans, including both original immigrants who obtained American citizenship and Americans of full or partial Dutch ancestry.
The Phoenix was carrying more than 225 passengers, a majority of whom were Dutch immigrants headed for Sheboygan, when it burned to the water line on the early morning of Nov. 21, 1847, only miles ...
Van Riebeeck obtained permission to bring Dutch immigrants to the Cape, and resettle former company employees there as farmers. [48] The colonists were known as "vrijlieden", also denoted as vrijburgers (free citizens), to differentiate them from bonded VOC employees still serving on contracts. [49]
The Dutch government has collapsed after failing to reach an agreement on curbing immigration. Dutch government collapses over immigration policy dispute Skip to main content
The Dutch government collapsed on Friday after failing to reach a deal on restricting immigration, which will trigger new elections in the fall. Dutch government collapses over immigration policy ...