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When was the Netherlands Antilles dissolved?
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The Netherlands Antilles was officially dissolved on October 10, 2010.1
Following this dissolution, the status of the islands changed: CuraƧao and Sint Maarten became autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands, while Bonaire, Saba, and Sint Eustatius became special municipalities of the Netherlands. Aruba, which had previously been part of the federation, had already seceded to become a separate Dutch territory in 1986.1