Betico Croes' Birthday in Aruba
Betico Croes' Birthday in Aruba is held on January 25. This event in the third decade of the month January is annual. 
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A young ambitious schoolmaster/politician who emerged as the driving force for the next generation towards the realization of new "Status Aparte" in the Dutch Kingdom. This was achieved in 1985 and made official as of 1st January 1986. Mr. Gilberto François Croes (better known as "Betico Croes") became the modern "liberator" of the Aruban cause, namely to become an independent partner within the Royal Dutch Kingdom.
A day to remember the father of the Aruban nation, Gilberto Francois (Betico) Croes, who was born in Santa Cruz on January 25, 1938. Aruba pays tribute to its most important statesman on his birthday, January 25, and celebrates the national holiday "Día de Betico Croes".
The celebration of this national holiday in Aruba features various sporting events, a Harley Davidson tour of the island, culinary festivals, folkloric shows and popular games throughout the island.
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Carnaval in Aruba on January 1 (Beginning after the new year with the Torch Parade and ending at midnight on the eve of Ash Wednesday);
Flag Day in Aruba on March 18
King's Day on April 27 (Netherlands, Aruba, Curaçao, Sint Maarten. Celebrated on April 26 if April 27 falls on a Sunday);
Mother’s Day on May 11 (Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bonaire, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Canada, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo, Dem. Rep., Congo, Rep., Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Curaçao, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, Germany, Gabon, Gambia, Greenland, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Honduras, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kenya, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Namibia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, Singapore, Sint Maarten, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tanzania, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States, Uruguay, Vietnam, Venezuela, Zambia, Zimbabwe);
Father's Day on June 15 (Ñelebrated on the third Sunday of June øò Argentina, Aruba, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Ireland, Kenya, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Netherlands, Pakistan, Peru, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Venezuela, United Kingdom);
Dera Gai in Aruba on June 24 (a folkloric festival celebrated on the Nativity of St. John the Baptist);
Koninkrijksdag or Kingdom Day on December 15 (Aruba, Netherlands)