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2000 The Dutch
team at the Sydney
1985 A government
decision to deploy 48 Olympics wins a
NATO cruise missiles on record 25 medals,
Dutch territory causes a including 12 golds
storm of opposition. The
Komité Kruisraketten Nee
(anti-cruise coalition)
submits a petition of 3.5
million signatures
to Prime Minister
Lubbers in October 1995 Paul Crutzen
is awarded the
Nobel Prize for
Chemistry for his
ground-breaking
investigations of 2002 On 2 February Crown Prince
the ozone layer Wilem-Alexander marries Argentinian
Máxima Zorreguieta in Amsterdam’s
1975 Holland Beurs van Berlage
recognizes the
independence
of its former 2010 Geert Wilders’ PVV
colony Suriname gains the most seats in
the elections
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020
2004 On 2
1992 Under Dutch November,
presidency, the
1980 The KVP, ARP controversial
and CHU combine European partners filmmaker Theo 2013 Willem-Alexander
to form the CDA, sign the draft Van Gogh is becomes king of the
the large Christian Maastricht Treaty in murdered by a Netherlands
Democratic Party 1991. In 1992, the radical Islamist,
treaty, under which spurring a national
the European debate on
Community immigration
becomes the
European Union, 2002 Right-wing politician
is ratified Pym Fortuyn is assassinated
on 6 May
2001 The Netherlands is
the first country to legalize
same-sex marriages
1980 The coronation of Queen
Beatrix on 30 April is accompanied
by heavy battles between police
and anti-monarchy demonstrators
and squatters

1971 Ajax wins
the First Division
European Cup at
Wembley Stadium
in London with star
player Johan Cruijff.
The club continues
as champion in
1972 and 1973

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