Dutch-Guiana

The Kingdom of Dutch-Guiana
== History ==
=== Dutch government-in-exile ===
Few from the Dutch government had been able to escape the German advance during the Franco-German War, the main evacuee from the Netherlands was Princess Juliana, the heir to the throne who had fled first to France and then to . With Queen Wilhelmina's rejection of any peace offerings, the remnants of the Dutch government sought to 
=== Refugees from Indonesia ===
Following the independence of Indonesia after the Japanese surrendered to American forces, Dutch-Guiana became one of the few Dutch-controlled areas left. They had already been taking in small numbers of Dutch and Flemish citizens from Europe who were able to escape German occupation, but upon the independence of Indonesia the number of Dutch refugees taken in by Dutch-Guiana increased dramatically.
The influx of an estimated 60,000 Dutch settlers from Indonesia and 150,000 Indo people caused the population of the small nation to double within a decade.
=== Formation of the Kingdom ===
As the likelihood of any liberation of the Netherlands became increasingly distant, and with the Dutch and Indo populations of Dutch Guiana swelling, the decision was made to try and encourage loyalty among many of the natives as well as the Hindoestanen. It was decided that, if the former colony was to be made into its own Kingdom in theoretical personal union with the Netherlands, it could be seen as an independent nation that remains loyal to the Dutch crown.
The move was seen as merely a matter of convenience among the Dutch hierarchy, with little consideration made to actually improve the lot of the original populace and instead many former civil servants from the Dutch East Indies merely considering it a way to boost their own positions.
== 1960 ==
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