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Deklarasi kemerdekaan Provinsi Belanda dari raja Spanyol, Philip II

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Wilayah yang kelak akan membentuk Republik Belanda pada awalnya adalah bagian dari federasi yang dikenal dengan Tujuh Belas Provinsi. Wilayah ini diperintah oleh Kaisar Romawi Suci dan Raja Spanyol, Charles V. Ia mengelola wilayah ini di bawah pemerintahan langsung pada tahun 1543. Pada tahun 1566, para penganut Protestan[catatan 1] memberontak melawan pemerintahan Katolik Roma Spanyol, yang memicu meletusnya Perang Delapan Puluh Tahun. Dipimpin oleh William dari Oranye, kemerdekaan Belanda diproklamirkan pada 1581 dengan disahkannya Undang-Undang Abjurasi. Pemberontakan ini menyebabkan terbentuknya sebuah republik Protestan merdeka di utara, tetapi Spanyol baru mengakui kemerdekaan Belanda secara resmi pada tahun 1648. Selama berabad-abad sebelum penguasaan Spanyol, provinsi-provinsi di pesisir Belanda (dahulu bernama Holland) dan Zeeland telah menjadi pangkalan penting dalam jaringan perdagangan maritim Eropa. Lokasi geografisnya menyediakan akses mudah ke pasar Prancis, Jerman, Ingg...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: SIR KULUNGA SEEKS REINSTATEMENT AS POLICE COMMISSI...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: SIR KULUNGA SEEKS REINSTATEMENT AS POLICE COMMISSI... : By BRYAN KRAMER Former Police Commissioner Sir Thomas Kulunga has filed an application for leave for Judicial Review against the dec...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: A DESPERADO BY A FOREIGNER IN THE LAND OF MILK AND...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: A DESPERADO BY A FOREIGNER IN THE LAND OF MILK AND... : BY STEVEN ANDRE Just like all the Queens Counsels lining up and exploiting all legal loopholes to defend Peter O’Neill’s personal crim...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: NATIONAL COURT ISSUES INTERIM STAY ON PM'S ARREST

Papua New Guinea Blogs: NATIONAL COURT ISSUES INTERIM STAY ON PM'S ARREST : NATIONAL COURT ISSUES INTERIM STAY ON PM'S ARREST UNTIL SUPREME COURT RULES ON CONSTITUTIONAL REFERENCE AND  NATIONAL COURT REVIEWS DI...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: O’NEILL INTERFERING WITH OMBUDSMAN COMMISSION

Papua New Guinea Blogs: O’NEILL INTERFERING WITH OMBUDSMAN COMMISSION : Whilst the whole country was drawn to the Parakagate, the Ombudsman Commission silently moved in on Peter O’Neill in relation to the UBS l...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: PNG University Students, Lead the Way With Greater...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: PNG University Students, Lead the Way With Greater... : By J Wampar It was inspiring when I first read that UPNG students were finally waking up and getting involved.  But so many ups and downs ...

Papua New Guinea Blogs: Currency and inflation management in PNG

Papua New Guinea Blogs: Currency and inflation management in PNG : By SOLOMON AWALI The following piece attempts to briefly shed some light on how the exchange rate and inflationary mechanisms work as some...

Shopping & Markets in Papua New Guinea

The capital of Port Moresby has duty free shops and several excellent craft outlets, which stock artefacts from around the country. PNG Arts at the Gordon’s end of Spring Garden Road, Hanuacraft, near the junction of Spring Garden Road and Waigani Drive, and Beyond Art (downtown Port Moresby) have a wide range of items, with many handcrafted items produced in a traditional village environment. Visitors can also try the Gordons or Koki markets for cheaper crafts such as bilums (string bags). Locals also sell handcrafts from the street outside the Port Moresby Travelodge.