1968 | First ever black woman to attain the position of 1st Runner Up in the Miss Universe pageant - Curaçao History

The Amerindians

The first inhabitants probably migrated from Venezuela around 2500 BC

Peter Stuyvesant

Director of the Dutch West India Company's colony of Curaçao from 1642 to 1644.

Pedro Luis Brión

A Curaçao-born Venezuelan admiral.

Tula

An independence fighter for the emancipation of the people

Hensley
"Bam Bam"
Meulens

The first major leaguer to come from Curaçao

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PreHistoric Period < 1499
Spanish Colonial Period 1499 - 1634
Dutch Colonial Period till Great Slave Revolt 1634 - 1795
Slave Revolt - Emancipation 1795 - 1863
Abolition of slavery - arrival of Shell oil company 1863 - 1918
Shell - end Colonial Period 1918 - 1954
Netherlands Antilles 1954 - 1969
Revolt May 69 - Status Aparte Aruba 1969 - 1986
Aruba's Status Aparte - end Neth. Antilles 1985 - 2010
Pais Kòrsou 2010 - Nowadays

PreHistoric Period < 1499

Spanish Colonial Period 1499 - 1634

Dutch Colonial Period till Great Slave Revolt 1634 - 1795

Slave Revolt - Emancipation 1795 - 1863

Abolition of slavery - arrival of Shell oil company 1863 - 1918

Shell - end Colonial Period 1918 - 1954

Netherlands Antilles 1954 - 1969

Revolt May 69 - Status Aparte Aruba 1969 - 1986

Aruba's Status Aparte - end Neth. Antilles 1985 - 2010

Pais Kòrsou 2010 - Nowadays

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PreHistoric Period

< 1499

Spanish Colonial Period

1499 - 1634

Dutch Colonial Period till Great Slave Revolt

1634 - 1795

Slave Revolt - Emancipation

1795 - 1863

Abolition of slavery - arrival of Shell oil company

1863 - 1918

Shell - end Colonial Period

1918 - 1954

Netherlands Antilles

1954 - 1969

Anne Marie is the most successful Miss Curaçao ever. She became the second black contestant to become one of the Top 5 finalists and she is the first ever black woman to attain the position of 1st Runner Up in the Miss Universe pageant.

Anne Marie Braafheid in 1968. Photo: National Archives Curaçao.

Revolt May 69 - Status Aparte Aruba

1969 - 1986

Aruba's Status Aparte - end Neth. Antilles

1985 - 2010

Pais Kòrsou

2010 - Nowadays

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