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Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn (Dutch: [ˈpɪɱ fɔrˈtœyn] ⓘ; 19 February 1948 – 6 May 2002), was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List (Lijst Pim Fortuyn or LPF) in 2002.
Pim Fortuyn, a Dutch politician, was assassinated by Volkert van der Graaf in Hilversum, North Holland on 6 May 2002, nine days before the general election of 2002, in which he was leading the Pim Fortuyn List (LPF).
Pim Fortuyn. Wilhelmus Simon Petrus (Pim) Fortuyn, officieel Fortuijn [1] ( Velsen, 19 februari 1948 – Hilversum, 6 mei 2002) was een Nederlandse wetenschapper, bestuurder, politicus en auteur die in brede kring bekend werd als lijsttrekker van de politieke partij Leefbaar Nederland en later de Lijst Pim Fortuyn.
May 6, 2024 · The country remembers the people who died during World War II on National Remembrance Day and celebrates our freedom the day after on Liberation Day. But many people also remember May 6, as it marks the date on which the Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was assassinated in 2002.
May 2, 2014 · The Dutch authorities release the man who murdered the flamboyant anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn in 2002, now that he has served 11 years in jail.
Pim Fortuyn. The Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn (1948-2002) altered the terms of political debate in his country during his short career in the electoral arena, which ended with his assassination in May of 2002.
May 2, 2014 · AMSTERDAM (AP) — The animal rights activist who assassinated Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn was freed Friday, after serving just under 12 years in prison — years during which many of Fortuyn’s ideas, particularly his disdain of “multiculturalism” and his dislike of Muslim immigration, have become mainstream in the Netherlands.
Sep 1, 2002 · It predicted that Lijst Pim Fortuyn would be the largest party in Parliament, making Fortuyn the presumptive Prime Minister. That afternoon, Fortuyn gave a two-hour radio interview at a...
Nov 9, 2022 · On 6 May 2002, Pim Fortuyn was shot dead by an animal rights activist because of his anti-Islamic views. It was the first time a Dutch politician had been murdered since the 17th century.
May 6, 2002 · The flamboyant Dutch politician, Pim Fortuyn, burst onto the political scene with a heady mix of flashy living and blunt far-right views.
