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Events relating to the dutch empire
The British recapture the Cape of Good Hope from the Dutch
The congress of Vienna leaves the Cape of Good Hope in British hands
The Portuguese ban the shipping of slaves from the coast of Angola
Slavery is finally made illegal in the Portuguese empire
Achmed Sukarno makes a unilateral declaration of Indonesian independence, and leads the subsequent struggle against the Dutch
The Dutch concede independence for Indonesia with Achmed Sukarno as president
Batavia reverts to its original name of Jakarta and becomes the capital of Indonesia
Surinam wins independence from the Dutch, with Johan Ferrier as the first president
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