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Netherlands

State · 1795–present · Capital: The Hague, Amsterdam

Country in north-western Europe; a kingdom since 1815, occupied by Germany in 1940-45, and colonial ruler of the Dutch East Indies until 1949.

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Office holders on October 7, 1951

King

Juliana of the Netherlands Queen 1948–1980

Prime Minister

Willem Drees 1948–1958

Offices

Office	Holders	Years
King	7	1815–present
Prime Minister	52	1848–present

Relations

Colonies: Dutch East Indies (1800–1949)
Member of NATO (1949–), European Economic Community (1958–1993), European Union (1993–)
Parties and groups: Labour Party (Netherlands), Christian Democratic Appeal, Catholic People's Party, Anti-Revolutionary Party

Military units

Royal Netherlands Army (1940)

Events around October 7, 1951

1945-08-17 - 1949-12-27

Indonesian National Revolution also: Indonesia, Dutch East Indies, British Raj, Australia

1946-04-29 - 1948-11-12

International Military Tribunal for the Far East also: Australia, Canada, Republic of China, France, India, New Zealand, Philippines, United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, Japan

1949-04-04 - 1949-04-04

North Atlantic Treaty also: NATO, United States, United Kingdom, France, Canada, Belgium, Luxembourg, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Italy, Portugal

1950-09-10 - 1950-09-19

Battle of Inchon also: South Korea, United States, North Korea, United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France

1951-04-18

Treaty of Paris (1951) also: France, Germany, Italy, Belgium, Luxembourg