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Johannes van den Bosch
(1780–1844) was a Dutch officer and politician who served variously as
Governor-General
of the
Dutch East Indies
(1830–1833), commander of the
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army
, and
Minister of Colonies
(1834–1840). He introduced a regulation making the
Constitution of the Netherlands
apply in the
West Indies
, as well as the
Cultivation System
in the East Indies.
Painting:
Cornelis Kruseman
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