Rozendal was born on 4 July 1928 in
Curaçao. After graduating high school, he went to the Netherlands to study at the
University of Amsterdam, and in 1957, obtained his
doctorate in political and social sciences at the
Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies in
Genève, Switzerland. Rozendal returned to Curaçao and in 1958 joined the
Democratic Party. In 1966, he was first elected to the
Estates of the Netherlands Antilles. The
1969 Curaçao uprising resulted in a collapse of the government. On 12 December 1969, Rozendal was appointed Minister of Finance and Deputy Prime Minister. On 12 February 1971, he was appointed
Minister Plenipotentiary. and served until 1 December 1975. In 1973, he became chairperson of the Democratic Party. and won a clear victory in the elections. On 14 October 1977, Rozendal became
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. Rozendal turned in his resignation effective 6 July 1979. On 1 January 1986, Aruba became a constituent country. He would return to the Estates between 1990 and 1994. On 10 June 2003, Rozendal died in
Willemstad, Curaçao at the age of 74. ==Honours and legacy==