page_title: Betico Croes
hierarchical_section_title: Betico Croes
caption_attribution_description: Nederlands: Opening "Aruba Huis" in Den Haag . Betico Croes tijdens persconferentie, 20a mr. J. H. van der Kuyp , vert. Aruba en Betico Croes
context_page_description: Gilberto François "Betico" Croes 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, Croes lapsed into a coma and
  never became conscious to see his accomplishment. He is best remembered as "Libertador" and as father of the Aruban people.
context_section_description: Gilberto François "Betico" Croes ([beˈtiku 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. He is best remembered as "Libertador" (liberator) and as  father of the Aruban people.
caption: Croes in 1982
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