When did the Dutch leave Indonesia?

December 1949
In December 1949, after four years of military and diplomatic confrontation with the Netherlands, the Dutch Government finally recognised the independence of the Dutch East Indies, which became the Republic of the United States of Indonesia.

How did the Dutch lose their New World holdings?

The Dutch lost New Netherland to the English during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1664 only a few years after the establishment of Wiltwyck. Along the West Coast of Africa, British charter companies clashed with the forces of the Dutch West India Company over rights to slaves, ivory, and gold in 1663.

Why did the Dutch lose New Netherland?

Who came first Dutch or English in India?

European Powers That Came To India

What happened to the Dutch colony of New Netherland?

The Dutch lost New Netherland to the English during the Second Anglo-Dutch War in 1664 only a few years after the establishment of Wiltwyck. Along the West Coast of Africa, British charter companies clashed with the forces of the Dutch West India Company over rights to slaves, ivory, and gold in 1663.

What are the overseas territories of the Netherlands?

Overseas territories of Netherlands. Tropical islands Aruba and Netherlands Antilles are overseas dependencies (Dutch: landen en gebiedsdelen overzee) of the Netherlands, nominally the same as that of the provinces. However, being the part of the Kingdom, these territories are not the part of the EU.

How did the United Kingdom of the Netherlands come to be?

After the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo in 1815, the Congress of Vienna established the United Kingdom of the Netherlands under the rule of King William I. However, there was unrest in the new country between the Protestants and the Catholics or the Northern Netherlands and the Southern Netherlands.

What countries were once part of the Dutch Empire?

Former Dutch Colonies. Former Dutch colonies include Brazil, Guyana, French Guiana, and Indonesia.