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St. Eustatius
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1636 |
The Caribbean island of St. Eustatius was colonized by the Dutch. It became an important transit port for the regional trade in sugar and slaves from West Africa. Links: Netherlands, Slavery, St. Eustatius 
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1954 |
The 5 islands of the Netherlands Antilles were federated. These included Bonaire, Curacao, St. Maarten, Saba and St. Eustatius. Links: Netherlands, Antilles, Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius
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2006 Jan 27 |
Five Caribbean islands held their last parliamentary elections as members of a unified Netherlands Antilles. Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius have set a target date of July 1, 2007 for breaking off to form their own governments. Links: Netherlands, Antilles, Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius
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2010 Oct 10 |
Curacao, St Maarten, Bonaire, Saba and St Eustatius were scheduled to go their own ways. The former Dutch Caribbean colonies of Curacao and St. Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands in a change of constitutional status dissolving the Netherlands Antilles. Links: Netherlands, Curacao, St. Maarten, Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius
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