WebDuring the Dutch East Indies era most governors-general were expatriate Dutchmen, while during the earlier VOC era most governors-general became settlers who stayed and died in the East Indies. Under the period of British control (1811–1816) , the equivalent position was the lieutenant-governor , of whom the most notable is Thomas Stamford ...

WebThe Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies (Dutch: Nederlands(ch)-Indië; Indonesian: Hindia Belanda) was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia.It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which came under the administration of the Dutch government in 1800.. …

WebDutch Regain Full Control of Dutch East Indies, with three joint Commissioners-General of the Dutch East Indies; 8 Cornelis Theodorus Elout: 1816 1819 William I Willem I ... De jure Governor-General. 1826 1830 Hendrik Merkus de Kock. Lieutenant Governor-General. 11 Johannes van den Bosch: 1830 1833 12 Jean Chrétien Baud: 1833 1836 13

WebThe United East India Company (Dutch: Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the VOC) was a chartered company established on the 20th March 1602 by the States General of the Netherlands amalgamating existing companies into the first joint-stock company in the world, granting it a 21-year monopoly to carry out trade activities in Asia. Shares in the company …

WebThe Dutch East Indies campaign of 1941–1942 was the conquest of the Dutch East Indies (present-day Indonesia) by forces from the Empire of Japan in the early days of the Pacific campaign of World War II.Forces from the Allies attempted unsuccessfully to defend the islands. The East Indies were targeted by the Japanese for their rich oil resources …

WebThe Governor-General of the Philippines (Spanish: Gobernador y Capitán General de Filipinas; Filipino: Gobernador-Heneral ng Pilipinas/Kapitan Heneral ng Pilipinas; Japanese: フィリピン総督 (Firipin sōtoku)) was the title of the government executive during the colonial period of the Philippines, governed by Mexico City and Madrid (1565–1898) and …

WebRobert Jacob Gordon (1743–1795), extensively traveled South Africa in the service of the Dutch East India Company; Dirk Hartog (1580–1621), ... J. B. van Heutsz (1851–1924), governor general of the Dutch East Indies; Hendrick Lucifer (1583–1627), naval officer turned pirate; Maurice of Nassau, Prince of Orange (1567–1625), general and ...

WebIn 1795, France occupied the Seven Provinces of the Dutch Republic, the mother country of the Dutch United East India Company.This prompted Great Britain to occupy the Cape Colony in 1795 as a way to better control the seas in order to stop any potential French attempt to reach India.The British sent a fleet of nine warships which anchored at Simon's …

WebThe president of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste (Portuguese: Presidente da República Democrática de Timor-Leste; Tetum: Prezidente Republika Demokratika Timor-Leste) is the head of state of the Democratic Republic of Timor Leste.The executive powers of the president are limited however, the president is also the ex officio head of the …

WebDutch Ceylon (Sinhala: ලන්දේසි ලංකාව Landesi Lankava Tamil: ஒல்லாந்த இலங்கை Ollanda Ilankai) was a governorate established in present-day Sri Lanka by the Dutch East India Company.Although the Dutch managed to capture most of the coastal areas in Sri Lanka, they were never able to control the Kandyan Kingdom located in the …