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G.F. "Betico" Croes (sh.itjust.works)

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G.F. "Betico” Croes
1938 - 1986

Luchado incansabel pa Aruba su Status Aparte.
Pueblo a honre cu e titulo di "Libertador"

Fought for the right of "Status Aparte” for Aruba
~ autonomous status in the Dutch Kingdom ~
The public honored him with the title of
Aruba's "Liberator"

https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=119528

He had a sad end. From Wikipedia:

Gilberto François "Betico" Croes (Papiamento pronunciation: [beˈtiko kɾus]; 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.

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