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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).
Fortuynism is the political ideology of Dutch politician Pim Fortuyn. Observers variously saw him as a political protest targeting the alleged elitism and bureaucratic style of the Dutch purple coalitions , as offering "openness, directness and clearness", populism simply as charisma.
Sep 1, 2002 · On July 19th, ten weeks after he had been buried in the little town of Driehuis, just outside Amsterdam, Pim Fortuyn was dug up again.
May 2, 2014 · The Dutch authorities have released the man who murdered the flamboyant anti-immigration politician Pim Fortuyn in 2002, now that he has served two-thirds of his jail sentence.
May 6, 2024 · On May 6, Pim Fortuyn, the man of free speech, was murdered. How did his death affect Dutch politics? Priding itself as the one country where the prime minister rides his bike to work, the Dutch identity experienced a new vulnerability.
May 7, 2002 · Pim Fortuyn, maverick right-wing populist and leading candidate in upcoming national elections in Netherlands, is shot and killed by gunman in parking lot of radio station in town of Hilversun...
May 6, 2002 · Obituary: Pim Fortuyn. Fortuyn struck a chord with dissatisfied Dutch voters. Once written off by Dutch politicians and media alike, Fortuyn recently burst on to the political scene with a...
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, known as Pim Fortuyn, was a Dutch politician, author, civil servant, businessman, sociologist and academic who founded the party Pim Fortuyn List in 2002.
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.
