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Willem Drees
Willem Drees (Amsterdam, July 5, 1886 – The Hague, May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) and the later Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA).…
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Willem Drees (Amsterdam, July 5, 1886 – The Hague, May 14, 1988) was a Dutch politician of Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij (SDAP) and the later Partij van de Arbeid (PvdA). He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1948 to 1958 and is regarded by many as one of the most important post-war Dutch politicians. Under his leadership, both the decolonization of the Dutch East Indies and the reconstruction of the Netherlands took place. Drees was a committed social democrat, yet very pragmatic ('not everything is possible, and certainly not everything at once').
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2025
Beatrix
TV show Self (archive footage)
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2023
Prins Bernhard
TV show Self (archive footage)
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1994
The World of Polygoon
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1994
100 years of social democracy 1894-1994
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1984
Marga Klompé
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1978
Juliana, moeder van ons volk?
Movie Self
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1973
Markant: W. Drees Sr.
Movie Self
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1973
Markant: Willem Schermerhorn
Movie Self (archive footage)
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1973
Dr. Willem Drees
Movie Self
- 1966
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1963
Morele herbewapening
Movie Self
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1961
Thuis bij Dr. W. Drees
Movie Self
