The Communist party of the Netherlands (CPN, in Dutch Communistische Partij Nederland) was a communist party of the Netherlands. It was founded in 1909 and ceased to exist in 1991 as it merged together with several other left-wing parties into GroenLinks, in 1992 some of the old members founded the New Communist Party of the Netherlands. It is the most successful communist party of the Dutch history electing MPs from before World War II until 1986. The CPN was a member of the Third International. Communism - Wikipedia /**/ @import /w/skins-1. ... The Elections and Parties Series Democracy Representative democracy History of democracy Referenda Liberal democracy Representation Voting Voting systems Ideology Elections Elections by country Elections by calendar Electoral systems Politics Politics by country Political campaigns Political science Political philosophy Related topics Political parties Parties by country Parties by name Parties by... 1909 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... GroenLinks (GL, GreenLeft) is a political party in the Netherlands. ... New Communist Party of the Netherlands (Nieuwe Communistische Partij Nederland) was founded in 1989 by a group of CPN-members who refused to join the GroenLinks (Green Left) together with the rest of the CPN. NCPN is mainly based in the Groningen province, where there is a strong communist tradition. ... The Conspiracy of Julius Civilis, completed in 1661 by Rembrandt, the best-known painter of the Dutch Golden Age. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons like the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that engulfed much of the globe... 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term Third International has two well-established meanings: For the unabridged dictionary, see Websters Third New International Dictionary. ...

Goals

The CPN analysed the exploitation of the working class as a consequence of capitalism. It fought against the monarchy, against nuclear weapons, for women rights, for Indonesian independence and for better working conditions. The term working class is used to denote a social class. ... In common usage capitalism refers to an economic system in which all or most of the means of production are privately owned and operated, and where investment and the production, distribution and prices of commodities (goods and services) are determined by the influence of supply and demand in a market... A monarchy, (from the Greek monos, one, and archein, to rule) is a form of government that has a monarch as Head of State. ...

History

• 1909 : The Social Democratic Party (Sociaal-Democratische Partij) is born from the scission of the Social Democratic Labour Party (Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiderspartij)
• 1919 : The party changes its name to Communist Party of Holland (Communistische Partij Holland)
• 1922 : The CPH gets its first seat in the Tweede Kamer (parliament).
• 1933 : The party changes its name to Communist Party of the Netherlands (Communistische Partij van Nederland)
• 1933 : The CPN obtains 4 seats (out of 100) in the Tweede Kamer.
• 1946 : The CPN obtains 10.6 % at the parliamentary elections and 10 seats in the Parliament.
• 1956 : The communists' unpopularity grows in the Netherlands as a consequence of the Soviet move in Hungary.
• 1959 : The CPN gets it lowest result in the period 1945-1970 with only 2.4 % of the votes.
• 1968 : Europe-wide student protest, the CPN gains strength again.
• 1977 : The CPN falls back to 2 seats (out of 150).
• 1986 : The CPN loses its last MPs.
• 1991 : The CPN merges with other left-wing parties into GroenLinks.

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Best-known CPN members

• David Wijnkoop
• Herman Gorter
• Paul de Groot
• Marcus Bakker
• Fré Meis
• Ina Brouwer

Herman Gorter (born Wormerveer, Netherlands, 1864) was a late 19th century and early 20th century Dutch poet and Socialist. ...

Size of the CPN