Otto van Rees
Otto van Rees | |
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Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies | |
| In office 11 April 1884 – 29 September 1888 | |
| Monarch | William III |
| Preceded by | Frederik s'Jacob |
| Succeeded by | Cornelis Pijnacker Hordijk |
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| Born | 4 January 1823 Culemborg, United Kingdom of the Netherlands |
| Died | 10 March 1892 (aged 69) Arnhem, Netherlands |
Otto van Rees (4 January 1823 – 10 March 1892) was a Dutch liberal politician and the Colonial Governor of the Dutch East Indies.[1]
Van Rees was Minister of Colonial Affairs of the Netherlands in 1879. He was
Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies between 1884 and 1888.[2]
Otto van Rees had the nickname ‘King Otto’ during the time he was the Colonial Governor in the Dutch East Indies.[3]
References
- ^ "Otto van Rees". Mijn Gelderland (in Dutch). Stichting Gelders Erfgoed. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ (in Dutch) O. (Otto) van Rees, Parlement & Politiek. Retrieved on 17 January 2015.
- ^ (in Dutch) [1].
External links
Media related to Otto van Rees at Wikimedia Commons
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