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1991 Netherlands Antilles Island Council Elections
Island council elections were held in the Netherlands Antilles on 12 April 1991 to elect the members of the island councils of its five island territories. The election was won by the Bonaire Patriotic Union (6 seats) in Bonaire, the National People's Party (10 seats) in Curaçao, the Windward Islands People's Movement (4 seats) in Saba, and the Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance (4 seats) in Sint Maarten. Results Bonaire Curaçao Saba Sint Maarten The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance The Sint Maarten Patriotic Alliance ( nl, Sint Maarten Patriottische Alliantie) is a political party in Sint Maarten. At the last legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles Elections in the Netherlands Antilles were held for two territor ... (SPA) led by Vance James Jr. emerged as the largest party, winning 4 of the 9 seats. The SPA and the Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) agreed to form a coalition government. On 28 August 1991 the SPA–PDP government collapsed. PDP political ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Island Council (Netherlands Antilles)
An island council was the governing body of an island territory, an administrative level of the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution. Island councils existed for: * Aruba (until its secession from the Netherlands Antilles in 1986) * Bonaire * Curaçao *Saba * Sint Eustatius *Sint Maarten The latter three were until 1 April 1983 governed by a single island council: * the Windward Islands ( nl, de Bovenwindse eilanden) Dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles Upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles in 2010, the island councils of Sint Maarten and Curaçao have become the Estates of Sint Maarten and the Estates of Curaçao Estate or The Estate may refer to: Law * Estate (law), a term in common law for a person's property, entitlements and obligations * Estates of the realm, a broad social category in the histories of certain countries. ** The Estates, representati ... respectively. The island councils of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius (the Caribbean Netherlands) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Partido MAN
Partido MAN is a political party in Curaçao founded in 1971, which has two of the 21 seats of the Estates of Curaçao after the Curaçao general election of 2021. In the elections preceding the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles the party gained two seats as well and joined the coalition government. Name MAN originally stood for ''Movementu Antia Nobo'' (English: New Antilles Movement), but a party congress in 2005 decided to drop that meaning and let MAN be the name of the party in itself. Netherlands Antilles The minister-president of the Netherlands Antilles Don Martina from 1979 until 1984 and from 1986 to 1988 was MAN-related. At the legislative elections in the Netherlands Antilles, 18 January 2002, the party won 5.2% of the popular vote and no seats, at the Netherlands Antilles general election of 2006, the party returned in the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles with 3 out of 14 seats of the Curaçao constituency in the 22 seat parliament. In the last Netherlands ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In Bonaire
Elections in Bonaire gives information on elections and election results in Bonaire, which was a member of the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. Bonaire is now a public body of the Netherlands. See also * Electoral calendar * Electoral system An electoral system or voting system is a set of rules that determine how elections and Referendum, referendums are conducted and how their results are determined. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political ... External links *Bonaire {{Caribbean-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elections In The Netherlands Antilles
Elections in the Netherlands Antilles were held for two territorial levels of government: the state, and the island territories. The Netherlands Antilles had a multi-party system, with numerous political parties to form coalition governments after the elections. The Estates (''Staten'') consisted of 21 or 22 members, elected for a four-year term. Its seats were distributed among the island territories: Table 2002 general election 2006 general election The 2006 general election resulted in the last Estates that would sit for four years. It preceded the 2010 Netherlands Antilles general election, which took place in January and was dissolved upon the dissolution of the Netherlands Antilles. 2010 general election See also * Elections in Bonaire * Elections in Curaçao * Elections in Saba Elections in Saba gives information on elections and election results in Saba, which was a member of the Netherlands Antilles until its dissolution in 2010. Saba is now a public bod ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
April 1991 Events In North America
April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian and Julian calendars. It is the first of four months to have a length of 30 days, and the second of five months to have a length of less than 31 days. April is commonly associated with the season of autumn in parts of the Southern Hemisphere, and spring in parts of the Northern Hemisphere, where it is the seasonal equivalent to October in the Southern Hemisphere and vice versa. History The Romans gave this month the Latin name ''Aprilis''"April" in ''Chambers's Encyclopædia''. London: George Newnes, 1961, Vol. 1, p. 497. but the derivation of this name is uncertain. The traditional etymology is from the verb ''aperire'', "to open", in allusion to its being the season when trees and flowers begin to "open", which is supported by comparison with the modern Greek use of άνοιξη (''ánixi'') (opening) for spring. Since some of the Roman months were named in honor of divinities, and as April was sacred ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In Sint Maarten
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 In The Netherlands Antilles
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, 1991 Russian presidential election, elected as Russia's first President of Russia, president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet Union, Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo 1991 eruption of Mount Pinatubo, erupts in the Philippines, making it the List of large historical volcanic eruptions, second-largest Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Flag of the Soviet Union, Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone 1991 Bangladesh cyclone, strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Elections In The Caribbean
File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Philippines, making it the second-largest volcanic eruption of the 20th century; MTS Oceanos sinks off the coast of South Africa, but the crew notoriously abandons the vessel before the passengers are rescued; Dissolution of the Soviet Union: The Soviet flag is lowered from the Kremlin for the last time and replaced with the flag of the Russian Federation; The United States and soon-to-be dissolved Soviet Union sign the START I Treaty; A tropical cyclone strikes Bangladesh, killing nearly 140,000 people; Lauda Air Flight 004 crashes after one of its thrust reversers activates during the flight; A United States-led coalition initiates Operation Desert Storm to remove Iraq and Saddam Hussein from Kuwait, 300x300px, thumb rect 0 0 200 200 1991 So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Democratic Party Sint Maarten
The Democratic Party Sint Maarten ( nl, Democratische Partij Sint Maarten) was a political party in Sint Maarten. The party was long associated with its powerful leader, business tycoon Claude Wathey. Wathey stepped down from his leadership post in 1992. References See also *Democratic Party (Curacao) Democratic Party most often refers to: *Democratic Party (United States) Democratic Party and similar terms may also refer to: Active parties Africa *Botswana Democratic Party *Democratic Party of Equatorial Guinea *Gabonese Democratic Party *Demo ... * Democratic Party (Sint Eustatius) Political parties in Sint Maarten Political parties established in 1954 1954 establishments in the Netherlands Antilles {{SintMaarten-stub Political parties disestablished in 2017 2017 disestablishments in Sint Maarten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millicent Acuna Lopez-de Weever
Millicent or Milicent is a female given name that has been in use since the Middle Ages. The English form Millicent derives from the Old French '' Melisende'', from the Germanic ''amal'' "work" and ''swinth'' "strength".Withycombe, E.G., comp. (1950) ''The Oxford Dictionary of English Christian Names'' 2nd ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press. p. 209. People * Millicent Armstrong (1888–1973), Australian playwright * Milicent Bagot (1907–2006), British intelligence officer * Millicent Bandmann-Palmer (1845–1926), English actress * Millicent Baxter (1888–1984), New Zealand pacifist * Millicent Borges Accardi, Portuguese-American poet and writer * Millicent Browne (1881-1975), British suffragate * Millicent Dillon (born 1925), American writer * Millicent Fawcett (1847–1929), English suffragist, feminist, intellectual, political and union leader and writer * Millicent Fenwick (1910–1992), American fashion editor and politician * Millicent S. Ficken (1933–2020), American orni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Progressive Democratic Party (Sint Maarten)
Progressive Democratic Party may refer to: * Progressive Democratic Party of Afghanistan, founded 1966 * Progressive Democratic Party (Bangladesh), founded 2007 * Progressive Democratic Party (Gibraltar), 2006–2013 * Progressive Democratic Party of Guadeloupe, founded 1991 * Progressive Democratic Party (Kosovo), formed in 2014 * Progressive Democratic Party (Liberia), formed in 2005 * Progressive Democratic Party of the North, in Luxembourg, 1931–1937 * Progressive Democratic Party (Malaysia), formed in 2002 as Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party * Progressive Democratic Party (Montserrat), 1970–1987 * Progressive Democratic Party (Paraguay), created in 2007 * Progressive Democrats, in Ireland, 1985–2009 * Progressive Democratic Party (Thailand), 2005–2007 * Progressive Democratic Party (Trinidad and Tobago), 1946–1956 * Progressive Democratic Party (Tunisia), 1983–2012 * Progressive Democratic Party (South Carolina), in the United States, 1944–1948 * Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vance James Jr
Vance may refer to: Locations United States * Vance, Alabama, a town * Vance Township, Vermilion County, Illinois * Vance, Mississippi, an unincorporated community *Vance, Nebraska, an unincorporated community * Vance County, North Carolina *Vance, South Carolina, a town * Vance, Virginia, an unincorporated community *Vance, West Virginia, an unincorporated community * Vance Air Force Base, Enid, Oklahoma, named after Leon Vance Other *Vancé, a commune of the Sarthe département in France * Vance, Belgium, a village of Étalle commune in Belgium * Mount Vance, Marie Byrd Land, Antarctica * Vance Bluff, Oates Land, Antarctica * Vance Seamounts, seven seamounts (submarine volcanoes) in the Pacific Ocean * Vance Industrial Estate, an industrial subdivision in Leeton, New South Wales, Australia People and fictional characters * Vance (surname) * Vance (given name) Other uses * Cyclone Vance, a 1999 severe tropical cyclone *Hurricane Vance, in the 1990 Pacific hurricane season * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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