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Christian Democratic Union (Netherlands)
Defunct political party in the Netherlands / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Christian Democratic Union (Dutch: Christelijk-Democratische Unie, CDU) was a minor progressive Protestant[1] party in the Netherlands during the interbellum.
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Christian Democratic Union Christelijk-Democratische Unie | |
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Abbreviation | CDU |
Leader | Harm van Houten |
Founded | 11 December 1926 (1926-12-11) |
Dissolved | 8 February 1946 (1946-02-08) |
Merger of | Christian Social Party Christian Democratic Party League of Christian Socialists |
Merged into | Labour Party |
Newspaper | De Strijder De Christen-democraat |
Ideology | Christian democracy Pacifism Christian left |
Political position | Centre-left |
Religion | Reformed Churches in Repaired Union |
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