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| − | '''Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn''' known as '''Pim Fortuyn''' (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a Dutch politician, professor and author. He was a member of the [[Lijst Pim Fortuyn]] party. Fortuyn warned of an Islamization of the Netherlands and criticized [[animal rights]] | + | '''Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn''' known as '''Pim Fortuyn''' (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a Dutch politician, professor, and author. He was a member of the [[Lijst Pim Fortuyn]] party. Fortuyn warned of an Islamization of the Netherlands and criticized the [[animal rights]] movement.<ref>http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/1971462.stm</ref> In 2002 he was killed by a radical animal rights activist,<ref>http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/netherlands/1425944/Fortuyn-killed-to-protect-Muslims.html</ref> who was also a member of the [[Animal Liberation Front]]. |
| − | He was also demonized by the | + | He was also demonized by the [[Mainstream media|leftist media]] in that country. |
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
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He was at that time a member of the conservative liberal party [[VVD]] and become more conservative. | He was at that time a member of the conservative liberal party [[VVD]] and become more conservative. | ||
| − | In the course of time he became a member of several small parties were like Livable Netherlands and Livable Rotterdam. | + | In the course of time, he became a member of several small parties were like Livable Netherlands and Livable Rotterdam. |
==Views on Islam and Immigration== | ==Views on Islam and Immigration== | ||
| − | Fortuyn has been frequently | + | Fortuyn has been frequently criticized the [[Islam]], he called it a backward culture<ref>http://www.pimfortuyn.com/pim-fortuyn/uitspraken-pim-fortuyn</ref>, he saw it as a threat to the Dutch society and its values, he advocated for closing borders to Muslim immigrants, He was in favor for a cold war against Islam. |
==Assassination== | ==Assassination== | ||
| − | May 6, 2002, a week before the election | + | May 6, 2002, a week before the election, Fortuyn was killed after a radio interview in Hilversum by the extreme left-wing animal rights activist Volkert van der Graaf, which has ensured that there were nationwide protests. There are a lot of questions and conspiracy theories around this horrific political assassination, which suggests that as the government was behind it. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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* [[Lijst Pim Fortuyn]] | * [[Lijst Pim Fortuyn]] | ||
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[[Category:Dutch Politicians]] | [[Category:Dutch Politicians]] | ||
[[Category:Anti-Islam]] | [[Category:Anti-Islam]] | ||
[[Category:Homosexuals]] | [[Category:Homosexuals]] | ||
Revision as of 20:22, March 17, 2017
Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn known as Pim Fortuyn (February 19, 1948 – May 6, 2002) was a Dutch politician, professor, and author. He was a member of the Lijst Pim Fortuyn party. Fortuyn warned of an Islamization of the Netherlands and criticized the animal rights movement.[1] In 2002 he was killed by a radical animal rights activist,[2] who was also a member of the Animal Liberation Front. He was also demonized by the leftist media in that country.
Biography
Fortuyn was born on 19 February 1948 in Driehuis, Netherlands, he studied on the University of Amsterdam, but later he accessed the Vrije Universiteit.
Fortuyn was Catholic and openly homosexual.
View on Politics
Fortuyn was a lecturer at the Nyenrode Business Universiteit, and Professor at the Groningen University, where he saw himself as a Marxist, he has also joined the Labour Party.
In the 1990s he moved to Rotterdam, where he became the extraordinary professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam. He was at that time a member of the conservative liberal party VVD and become more conservative.
In the course of time, he became a member of several small parties were like Livable Netherlands and Livable Rotterdam.
Views on Islam and Immigration
Fortuyn has been frequently criticized the Islam, he called it a backward culture[3], he saw it as a threat to the Dutch society and its values, he advocated for closing borders to Muslim immigrants, He was in favor for a cold war against Islam.
Assassination
May 6, 2002, a week before the election, Fortuyn was killed after a radio interview in Hilversum by the extreme left-wing animal rights activist Volkert van der Graaf, which has ensured that there were nationwide protests. There are a lot of questions and conspiracy theories around this horrific political assassination, which suggests that as the government was behind it.