A status referendum was held on the island of
Saba on 5 November 2004.
Background
After
the 1994 referendum came out in favour of maintaining and restructuring the
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to restructure the
Netherlands Antilles
nl, In vrijheid verenigd"Unified by freedom"
, national_anthem =
, common_languages = Dutch English Papiamento
, demonym = Netherlands Antillean
, capital = Willemstad
, year_start = 1954
, year_end = 2010
, date_start = 15 December
, ...
and attempted to forge closer ties between the islands, as is exemplified by the adoption of an
anthem of the Netherlands Antilles in 2000. A new referendum on Sint Maarten, which was in favour of a separate status for Sint Maarten as a country within the
Kingdom of the Netherlands
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, image_map = Kingdom of the Netherlands (orthographic projection).svg
, map_width = 250px
, image_map2 = File:KonDerNed-10-10-10.png
, map_caption2 = Map of the four constituent countries shown to scale
, capital = ...
, sparked a new series of referendums across the Netherlands Antilles, however.
86.05% of the population in Saba voted for closer links to the Netherlands; remaining a part of the Netherlands Antilles got 13.18% of the vote. Independence got less than one percent of the vote.
Results
See also
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Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles
The Netherlands Antilles was an autonomous Caribbean country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It was dissolved on 10 October 2010.
After dissolution, the "BES islands" of the Dutch Caribbean—Bonaire, Sint Eustatius, and Saba—became th ...
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2000 Sint Maarten status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Sint Maarten on 22 June 2000.
Background
After the 1994 referendum failed to show support for a separate status for Sint Maarten, the island council of Sint Maarten organized a new referendum in June ...
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2004 Bonaire status referendum A status referendum was held on the island of Bonaire on 10 September 2004. A majority voted for integration into the Netherlands.2005 Curaçao status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Curaçao on 8 April 2005.
The option of becoming an autonomous area within the Kingdom of the Netherlands was approved by 68% of voters.2005 Sint Eustatius status referendum
A status referendum was held on the island of Sint Eustatius on 8 April 2005.
Background
After the 1994 referendum came out in favour of maintaining and restructuring the Netherlands Antilles, the government of the Netherlands Antilles tried to ...
References
Referendums in Saba (island)
Referendums in the Netherlands Antilles
Independence referendums
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