UN Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) administration of Western New Guinea

GPTKB entity

Statements (22)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf United Nations administration
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:United_Nations
gptkbp:administeredTerritory gptkb:Western_New_Guinea
approximately 420,540 km²
gptkbp:currency gptkb:Netherlands_New_Guinea_gulden
gptkbp:endDate 1963-05-01
gptkbp:firstManager gptkb:José_Rolz-Bennett
gptkbp:flag gptkb:Flag_of_the_United_Nations
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Hollandia
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label UN Temporary Executive Authority (UNTEA) administration of Western New Guinea
gptkbp:legalBasis gptkb:New_York_Agreement_(1962)
gptkbp:notableEvent Transfer of sovereignty to Indonesia on 1 May 1963
gptkbp:officialLanguage gptkb:Indonesian
Dutch
English
gptkbp:population approximately 700,000 (1962)
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Dutch_New_Guinea
gptkbp:purpose Transfer of administration from the Netherlands to Indonesia
gptkbp:startDate 1962-10-01
gptkbp:successor Indonesian administration of Western New Guinea
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_York_Agreement
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7