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Croes Hywel
Croes is a Dutch-language surname. It is one of the most common surnames in Aruba. People with this name include: * Betico Croes (1938–1986), Aruban politician * Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Aruban politician, First Female Prime Minister of Aruba * Francois Croes (born 1990), Aruban football player * Frido Croes (1957–2020), Aruban politician * Hildward Croes (1962–2014), Aruban musician * Mito Croes (1946–2016), Aruban politician * Paul Croes (born 1976), Aruban politician See also * Kroes Kroes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Doutzen Kroes (born 1985), Dutch model and actress * Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower * Hans Kroes (born 1965), Dutch swimmer * Iris Kroes (born 1992), Dutch singer and harpist ... {{surname, Croes Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dutch Language
Dutch ( ) is a West Germanic language spoken by about 25 million people as a first language and 5 million as a second language. It is the third most widely spoken Germanic language, after its close relatives German and English. ''Afrikaans'' is a separate but somewhat mutually intelligible daughter languageAfrikaans is a daughter language of Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans was historically called Cape Dutch; see , , , , , . Afrikaans is rooted in 17th-century dialects of Dutch; see , , , . Afrikaans is variously described as a creole, a partially creolised language, or a deviant variety of Dutch; see . spoken, to some degree, by at least 16 million people, mainly in South Africa and Namibia, evolving from the Cape Dutch dialects of Southern Africa. The dialects used in Belgium (including Flemish) and in Suriname, meanwhile, are all guided by the Dutch Language Union. In Europe, most of the population of the Netherlands (where it is the only official language spoken country ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surname
In some cultures, a surname, family name, or last name is the portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family, tribe or community. Practices vary by culture. The family name may be placed at either the start of a person's full name, as the forename, or at the end; the number of surnames given to an individual also varies. As the surname indicates genetic inheritance, all members of a family unit may have identical surnames or there may be variations; for example, a woman might marry and have a child, but later remarry and have another child by a different father, and as such both children could have different surnames. It is common to see two or more words in a surname, such as in compound surnames. Compound surnames can be composed of separate names, such as in traditional Spanish culture, they can be hyphenated together, or may contain prefixes. Using names has been documented in even the oldest historical records. Examples of surnames are documented in the 11th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aruba
Aruba ( , , ), officially the Country of Aruba ( nl, Land Aruba; pap, Pais Aruba) is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands physically located in the mid-south of the Caribbean Sea, about north of the Venezuela peninsula of Paraguaná and northwest of Curaçao. It measures long from its northwestern to its southeastern end and across at its widest point. Together with Bonaire and Curaçao, Aruba forms a group referred to as the ABC islands. Collectively, these and the other three Dutch substantial islands in the Caribbean are often called the Dutch Caribbean, of which Aruba has about one-third of the population. In 1986, it became a constituent country within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, and acquired the formal name the Country of Aruba. Aruba is one of the four countries that form the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with the Netherlands, Curaçao, and Sint Maarten; the citizens of these countries are all Dutch nationals. Aruba has no administrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betico Croes
Gilberto François "Betico" Croes (; 25 January 1938 – 26 November 1986) was an Aruban political activist who was a proponent for Aruba's separation from the Netherlands Antilles. This eventually occurred in 1986, but following a car accident on 31 December 1985 (the night of ''status aparte''), Croes lapsed into a coma and never became conscious to see his accomplishment. He is best remembered as "Libertador" (liberator) and as father of the Aruban people.Betico Croes historiadiaruba.awGilbert François (Betico) Croes Biblioteca National Aruba Biography and career [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evelyn Wever-Croes
Evelyna Christina "Evelyn" Wever-Croes (born 5 December 1966) is an Aruban politician and current Prime Minister of Aruba, serving since November 2017. She is the first woman to hold this office. She is a member of the People's Electoral Movement (MEP) and has been the leader of the party since 2011. Early life Wever-Croes was born on 5 December 1966 in Leiden, the Netherlands.While her Estates biography stated she was born on Aruba, other sources indicate she was born in the Netherlands, which she has also stated herself in an interview with Radio Nederland Wereldomroep. She is daughter of . She was born into a political family, with political activist Betico Croes and former Minister of Justice Rudy Croes being uncles of her. Wever-Croes attended the ''voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs'' at the Colegio Arubano in Oranjestad. Wever-Croes studied Antillean law at the University of the Netherlands Antilles from 1985 to 1986. She then moved to the Netherlands and studie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francois Croes
Francois Croes (born 11 October 1990) is a football (soccer) player and member of the Aruba national football team. His playing position is centre back. References External links * 1990 births People from Oranjestad, Aruba Living people Aruban men's footballers SV Estrella players Men's association football central defenders Aruba men's international footballers Aruba men's youth international footballers {{Aruba-footy-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frido Croes
Francisco Walfrido "Frido" Croes (3 December 1957 – 9 October 2020) was an Aruban politician and schoolteacher who held the office of Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 2005 to 2009. Prior to that, he served as a member of the Estates of Aruba from 1989 to 1994, and as its President from 2001 to 2004. He also served as Minister of Education from 2004 to 2005. Biography Croes was born on 3 December 1957 in Aruba, one of the Caribbean islands of the Lesser Antilles and a country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Having obtained his havo diploma (secondary school leavers’ certificate), Croes began studying to become a teacher at the Aruban Pedagogical Academy. After graduating, he worked as a teacher for a decade at the Colegio San Jose of Santa Cruz. During the last four years of this time, he also held the position of head teacher. Between 1994 and 2001, he was employed as the Public Liaison Official of Education by the Department of Education. In 1988, Croes became ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hildward Croes
Hildward Leonil Croes (September 7, 1962 – December 17, 2014) was an Aruban musician, composer, arranger and three-time Grammy Award nominee. He had one son, Angelo Kock, and two daughters, Hilyann Croes and Natusha Croes. He also had a grandchild named Kayden Kock. Croes was born on the Caribbean island of Aruba and began performing at a young age as a keyboardist with different bands. With Cryptus Confession he recorded an album of original compositions in 1979 which included the number one song "Love Dream". Education Croes moved to the United States in the early 1980s to study music at Berklee College of Music in Boston. After obtaining his bachelor's degree, he continued his graduate studies at Bowling Green State University in Ohio where he obtained his Master of Music degree in 1988. Musical Achievements In 1989 he was contracted by Wilfrido Vargas with whom he toured the world and earned a Grammy nomination for his contribution as co-producer on the album ''Animac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mito Croes
Antonito Gordiano "Mito" Croes (10 May 1946 – 7 August 2016) was an Aruban politician of the Aruban People's Party. He served as Minister Plenipotentiary of Aruba from 1994 to 2001. He previously served as member of the Estates and government minister of the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. Early and personal life Croes was born on Aruba on 10 May 1946. He studied law at Leiden University and the Katholieke Hogeschool Tilburg in the Netherlands. Croes started working as a civil servant in 1975. He later became head of the department of the governmental structure of the Netherlands Antilles, as which he served until 1980. Croes subsequently was scientific employee at the University of the Netherlands Antilles from 1980 to 1982. In May 2006 he earned his degree in jurisprudence from Tilburg University under Ernst Hirsch Ballin, with a dissertation titled:"De herdefiniëring van het Koninkrijk". Croes was a Knight in the Order of the Netherlands Lion. He also held a distinction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul Croes
Pauldrick François Teodoric "Paul" Croes (born 7 November 1976) is a former Aruban politician who served as the Minister of Social Affairs, Youth and Labor in the Second Eman Cabinet from 2013 to 2017. As a member of the Aruban People's Party, he was a member of the Parliament of Aruba between 2009 and 2013. Career Croes was born in Aruba, Netherlands Antilles, on 7 November 1976. Following his primary education he attended the voorbereidend wetenschappelijk onderwijs. He then moved to the Netherlands and studied political science at the University of Amsterdam, where he obtained a degree in 2002. During his studies he specialized in international politics and international economics. Croes subsequently returned to Aruba and entered state service in the international relations department. Political career Croes became politically active for the Aruban People's Party and in the 2009 general election he obtained a seat in the Parliament of Aruba with 1578 votes. after being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kroes
Kroes is a Dutch surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Doutzen Kroes (born 1985), Dutch model and actress *Evert Kroes (born 1950), Dutch rower *Hans Kroes (born 1965), Dutch swimmer *Iris Kroes (born 1992), Dutch singer and harpist *Neelie Kroes (born 1941), Dutch politician * Wolter Kroes (born 1968), Dutch singer See also *Croes Croes is a Dutch-language surname. It is one of the most common surnames in Aruba. People with this name include: * Betico Croes (1938–1986), Aruban politician * Evelyn Wever-Croes (1966), Aruban politician, First Female Prime Minister of Aruba ... {{surname Dutch-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
