Years of the 21st Century in the Netherlands Antilles - 2003 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2004 in the Netherlands Antilles (Paperback)

Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: 2003 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2004 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2006 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2007 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2008 in the Netherlands Antilles, 2010 in the Netherlands Antilles, Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles, Netherlands Antilles General Election, 2010, Netherlands Antilles at the 2008 Summer Olympics, Netherlands Antilles at the 2004 Summer Olympics, Netherlands Antilles at the 2003 Pan American Games, Netherlands Antilles at the 2007 Pan American Games, Netherlands Antilles General Election, 2006. Excerpt: The dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles was planned to occur in December 2008, but has been put off to 10 October 2010. The Netherlands Antilles are a series of Caribbean islands that form an autonomous part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The idea of the Netherlands Antilles as a state never enjoyed full support of all islands and political relations between islands were often strained. After a long struggle, Aruba seceded from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986, and formed its own state within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The desire for secession has also been strong in Sint Maarten. In 2004 a commission of the governments of the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands reported on a future status for the Netherlands Antilles. The commission advised a revision of the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in order to dissolve the Netherlands Antilles. From 2000 to 2005, referenda were held on all five islands of the Netherlands Antilles to determine the future of the islands. On October 14, 1994, 59.6% of the population of Sint Maarten voted for remaining part of the Netherlands Antilles. In a second referendum, however, held on June 22, 2000, 68.9% of the voters on Sint Maarten voted fo... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=10989406