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Provo (movement)
1960s Dutch countercultural movement / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Provo was a Dutch counterculture movement in the mid-1960s that focused on provoking violent responses from authorities using non-violent bait. It was preceded by the nozem movement and followed by the hippie movement. Provo was founded, on 25 May 1965, by Robert Jasper Grootveld, an anti-smoking activist, and the anarchists Roel van Duijn and Rob Stolk. The term was used for the movement as a whole and for individual members. Provo was officially disbanded on 13 May 1967.
For other uses, see Provo (disambiguation).
"White bicycle" redirects here. For white bicycles used as roadside memorials, see Ghost bike.
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