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<p>The <b>Chartered West India Company</b> (; <b>GWC</b>), commonly known as the <b>Dutch West India Company</b> (; <b>WIC</b>), was a Dutch <a href="page.php?w=chartered_company">chartered company</a> that was founded in 1621 and went defunct in 1792. Among its founders were <a href="page.php?w=Reynier_Pauw">Reynier Pauw</a>, <a href="page.php?w=Willem_Usselincx">Willem Usselincx</a>, and <a href="page.php?w=Jess%C3%A9_de_Forest">Jessé de Forest</a>. On 3 June 1621, it was granted a <a href="page.php?w=%3Awikisource%3ACharter_of_the_Dutch_West_India_Company">charter</a></p><p>
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