Died 1944-09-18.
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Hendrikus Colijn
Hendrikus "Hendrik" Colijn was a Dutch politician of the Anti-Revolutionary Party. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 4 August 1925 until 8 March 1926, and from 26 May 1933 until 10 August 1939.
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Born 22 June 1869 · Died 18 September 1944 · Q686476
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1944· 1 entry
1940· 1 entry
Colijn published an essay entitled "On the Border of Two Worlds" (Op de Grens van Twee Werelden) in which he called for accepting German leadership in Europe immediately after the Royal House had fled to England and left
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1939· 4 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1939–1939).
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Career landmark: member of the Senate of the Netherlands (1939–1944).
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Colijn's last cabinet, with Protestant and liberal ministers but without Catholic ministers, lasted only three days before a government crisis
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Career landmark: Minister of Economic Affairs (1939–1939).
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1937· 2 entries
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1937–1937).
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Career landmark: Minister of Foreign Affairs (1937–1937).
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1935· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Defence (1935–1937).
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Career landmark: Minister of Transport, Public Works and Water Management (1935–1935).
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1933· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1933–1939).
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1929· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands (1929–1933).
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1926· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Senate of the Netherlands (1926–1929).
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1925· 1 entry
Career landmark: Prime Minister of the Netherlands (1925–1926).
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1923· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Finance (1923–1926).
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1922· 1 entry
Colijn accepted the political leadership of the Anti-Revolutionary Party (Calvinist) from Abraham Kuyper
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1914· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Senate of the Netherlands (1914–1920).
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1912· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of the Navy of the Netherlands (1912–1913).
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1911· 1 entry
Was appointed Minister of War and revised the Dutch Selective Service System
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1910· 1 entry
The Holland Dakota Landbouw Compagnie was established, with Hendrikus Colijn and his brother Arie Colijn as the primary shareholders
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1909· 1 entry
Colijn was elected as an Anti-Revolutionary Party Member of Parliament for the district of Sneek (before 1918, the Dutch voting system was the same as the British)
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1903· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Military Order of William, 3rd class (1903).
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1895· 1 entry
Awarded Knight of the Military Order of William, 4th class (1895).
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1869· 1 entry
Born 1869-06-22.
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