Acting
Piet de Jong
Born 1915-04-03
Petrus Jozef Sietse (Piet) de Jong (Apeldoorn, 3 April 1915 – The Hague, 27 July 2016) was a Dutch politician of Katholieke Volkspartij (KVP). From 5 April 1967 to 6 July 1971, he served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands. Previously, he was State Secretary for Defence (27 June 1959 – 24 July 1963) and Minister of Defence (24 July 1963 – 5 April 1967). Prior to his political career, he fought as a submarine commander in the Second World War.
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NRTransmission recording by the NOS. On January 31, 1980, Princess Beatrix's birthday, Queen Juliana announced via radio and television at the stroke of 8:00 PM that she was abdicating. In warm words, she asked the Dutch people for support and trust for her daughter Beatrix, the new queen. Prime Minister Van Agt subsequently offered his congratulations and wished Queen Juliana and Crown Princess Beatrix health and blessings. In a special broadcast of the NCRV program *Hier en nu*, former Prime Ministers Biesheuvel and De Jong discussed the succession to the throne.
Aankondiging aftreden Koningin Juliana
1980
Documentary about the inauguration of Queen Juliana on September 6, 1948, presented by Philip Freriks, and produced by NOS Projecten.
1948: Juliana, een nieuwe koningin
2008