Elburg is a municipality and a city in the province of Gelderland,Netherlands.
Jakob Gijsbert "Jaap" de Hoop Scheffer is a Dutch retired politician,jurist and diplomat who served as the eleventh Secretary General of NATO from January 2004 to August 2009. A member of the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA),which he led from March 1997 to October 2001,he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from July 2002 until December 2003 under Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende.
Frederik "Frits" Bolkestein is a Dutch retired politician and energy executive who served as Leader of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD) from 1990 to 1998 and European Commissioner for Internal Market from 1999 until 2004 under Romano Prodi.
The Christian National Trade Union Federation is a federation of trade unions of the Netherlands.
Pieter Hendrik "Peter" Kooijmans was a Dutch politician,jurist,and diplomat. He was a member of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP),which later merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party. From 1993 to 1994,he served as Foreign Minister of the Netherlands,succeeding Hans van den Broek. In 1995,he returned to his former position as Professor of Public International Law at the University of Leiden,serving until his appointment to the International Court of Justice. He was granted the honorary title of Minister of State on 13 July 2007.
Football Club Volendam is a professional football club based in Volendam,Netherlands. They play in the Eredivisie,the top tier of Dutch football but will compete in the Eerste Divisie from the 2024–25 season following relegation from the 2023–24 Eredivisie. Nicknamed "de Palingboeren",the club was founded as Victoria in 1920,changed its name to RKSV Volendam in 1923 and emerged as an exclusively professional club,FC Volendam,in 1977,following a split from its parent club. The team plays its home matches in the 6,984-capacity Kras Stadion,where it has been based since 1975.
The Dutch Gold Coast or Dutch Guinea,officially Dutch possessions on the Coast of Guinea was a portion of contemporary Ghana that was gradually colonized by the Dutch,beginning in 1612. The Dutch began trading in the area around 1598,joining the Portuguese which had a trading post there since the late 1400s. Eventually,the Dutch Gold Coast became the most important Dutch colony in West Africa after Fort Elmina was captured from the Portuguese in 1637,but fell into disarray after the abolition of the slave trade in the early 19th century. On 6 April 1872,the Dutch Gold Coast was,in accordance with the Anglo-Dutch Treaties of 1870–71,ceded to the United Kingdom.
Jacques Tichelaar is a Dutch politician and former trade union leader and educator. He is a member of the Labour Party. Since 1 May 2009 he had been the King's Commissioner in the province of Drenthe. He resigned on 1 March 2017.
Smit is a Dutch occupational surname. It represents an archaic spelling of the Dutch word "smid" for "smith" and is the Dutch equivalent of the English and Scottish surname Smith.
Jaap is a Dutch given name that is short for Jacob or Jacobus. People with this name include:
Arij Lans Bovenberg is a Dutch economist,and Professor of Economics at the Tilburg University and Erasmus University,known mainly due to his contribution to the Dutch debate on population ageing,pension reforms and public finances. Lans Bovenberg was awarded the Spinoza Prize in 2003.
Jacob "Jaap" Boersma was a Dutch politician of the defunct Anti-Revolutionary Party (ARP) now merged into the Christian Democratic Appeal (CDA) party and economist.
Willibrordus Ildefonsus Ignatius "Willibrord" van Beek is a retired Dutch politician and financial adviser. He is a member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD).
Clemens Gerard Antoon Cornielje was a Dutch politician and political consultant and educator.
Theodorus Jozef Franciscus Marie "Theo" Bovens is a Dutch politician who served as the King's Commissioner of Limburg from 30 June 2011 until 19 April 2021. He has been acting mayor of Enschede since 2 October 2021.
Frederik Johannes "René" Paas is a Dutch politician of the Christian Democratic Appeal. He was chairman of the Christelijk Nationaal Vakverbond from 2005 to 2009. He has been the King's Commissioner in the province of Groningen since 18 April 2016.
Arnoud Adrianus Maria "Arno" Brok is a Dutch politician serving as the King's Commissioner of Friesland since 2017. A member of the People's Party for Freedom and Democracy (VVD),he previously served as Mayor of Sneek from 2003 to 2010 and Mayor of Dordrecht from 2010 until 2017.
Jaap Tamino van Dissel is a Dutch virologist and infectiologist.
Anarchism in the Netherlands originated in the second half of the 19th century. Its roots lay in the radical and revolutionary ideologies of the labor movement,in anti-authoritarian socialism,the free thinkers and in numerous associations and organizations striving for a libertarian form of society. During the First World War,individuals and groups of syndicalists and anarchists of various currents worked together for conscientious objection and against government policies. The common resistance was directed against imperialism and militarism.
The Noord-Nederlandse Golf &Country Club is located on the historical De Poll estate in Groningen,Netherlands. The site is known for its beauty and is covered by the Dutch national 'Natural Beauty Act' (Natuurschoonwet).
