· Protest
1977 Aruba general strike
A general strike shut down the island as part of the campaign for secession from the Netherlands Antilles.
Significance here: A key episode in the mobilisation that led to status aparte.
Political status and decolonisation
Timeline: Aruba political status
Dated events associated with this case. Each event is a shared record: the same event appears identically wherever it is relevant.
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· Constitutional change
Aruba achieves status aparte, 1986
Aruba became a separate constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the night Betico Croes suffered his fatal accident.
Significance here: The realization of the movement's central goal, achieved the night its leader suffered the accident that would end his life.
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