Sociaal Democratische Arbeiders Partij

The Sociaal-Democratische Arbeiders Partij (SDAP) was a Dutch political party that existed from 1894 to 1946.

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Dutch - Political party - 1894 - 1946

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The SDAP was a social democratical party. It was founded in Zwolle in 1894. In 1897 it had two seats in the Second Chamber for the first time; in 1939 it participated in the government for the first time.

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Social democrat - Zwolle - 1897 - Second Chamber - 1939

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Important members were:

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• Carel Steven Adama van Scheltema
• Jan Buskes
• Willem Drees
• Sicco Mansholt
• Pieter Jelles Troelstra co-founder of the SDAP
• Hendrik Spiekman co-founder of the SDAP
• Pieter Lodewijk Tak
• Koos Vorrink.

Later the parted merged with the Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond en de Christelijk-Democratische Unie (CDU) to form the current social-democratic political party in the Netherlands, the PvdA.

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Vrijzinnig Democratische Bond - Christelijk-Democratische Unie - PvdA

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