Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn

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Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn, better known as Pim Fortuyn, was a controversial Dutch politician and academic whose right-wing populist views on immigration and Islam made him a prominent and polarizing figure in the Netherlands before his assassination in 2002.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Dutch politician
academic
author
human
sociologist
activeIn Dutch politics
alsoKnownAs Pim Fortuijn
Pim Fortuyn
birthName Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn
causeOfDeath assassination
gunshot wound
countryOfCitizenship Netherlands
dateOfBirth 1948-02-19
dateOfDeath 2002-05-06
educatedAt University of Amsterdam
familyName Fortuijn
fieldOfWork political science
sociology
givenName Petrus
Simon
Wilhelmus
hasInfluenced Dutch right-wing populism
languageOfWorkOrName Dutch
mannerOfDeath homicide
notableFor criticism of Islam
criticism of immigration policy in the Netherlands
leadership of the Pim Fortuyn List
notableWork De islamisering van onze cultuur
De verweesde samenleving
occupation columnist
politician
university lecturer
writer
placeOfBirth Driehuis
Netherlands
North Holland
placeOfDeath Hilversum
Netherlands
North Holland
politicalAlignment classical liberalism
conservatism
right-wing populism
politicalParty Labour Party (Netherlands)
linked to: Dutch Labour Party

Livable Netherlands
Pim Fortuyn List
positionHeld leader of the Pim Fortuyn List
top candidate in the 2002 Dutch general election
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Rotterdam
sexOrGender male
sexualOrientation gay

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Pim Fortuyn fullName Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn
Pim Fortuyn birthName Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn
subject linked to: Wilhelmus Simon Petrus Fortuijn