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Henk Sneevliet

1883 - 1942

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Hendricus Josephus Franciscus Marie Sneevliet, known as Henk Sneevliet or by the pseudonym "Maring" (13 May 1883 – 13 April 1942), was a Dutch communist politician who was active in both the Netherlands and the Dutch East Indies. As a functionary of the Communist International, Sneevliet guided the formation of both the Communist Party of Indonesia in 1914, and the Chinese Communist Party in 1921. In his native country, he was the founder, chairman, and only Representative for the Revolutionary Socialist (Workers') Party (RSP/RSAP). He took part in the communist resistance against the occupation of the Netherlands during World War II by Nazi Germany, for which he was executed by the Germans in April 1942. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Henk Sneevliet is the 7,761st most popular politician (up from 7,897th in 2019), the 317th most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 335th in 2019) and the 54th most popular Dutch Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Henk Sneevliet ranks 7,761 out of 19,576. Before him are Moshe Ya'alon, Abbas El Fassi, Yael Dayan, László Bárdossy, Margaret of Savoy, Duchess of Anjou, and Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool. After him are Princess Augusta of Hesse-Kassel, Chaka of Bulgaria, Infanta Margarita, Duchess of Soria, Jean Duvieusart, Roman Malinovsky, and Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1883, Henk Sneevliet ranks 88. Before him are William Carlos Williams, José Mendes Cabeçadas, Eurico Gaspar Dutra, Walter Huston, Leonid Kulik, and Walter Buch. After him are C. I. Lewis, Jean Metzinger, Katia Mann, Nora Stanton Barney, Sergey Belyavsky, and Eugen Leviné. Among people deceased in 1942, Henk Sneevliet ranks 80. Before him are Karel Doorman, Miguel Hernández, Harro Schulze-Boysen, Erwin Schulhoff, Leonid Kulik, and Julio González. After him are Princess Alexandra of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Alexander Belyaev, Georges Politzer, Alois Eliáš, Walther von Lüttwitz, and Titus Brandsma.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Henk Sneevliet ranks 317 out of 1,646. Before him are Herman Snellen (1834), Isaac Titsingh (1745), Jacobus Oud (1890), Joop den Uyl (1919), Rafael van der Vaart (1983), and Aad de Mos (1947). After him are Armin van Buuren (1976), Samuel Goudsmit (1902), Phillip Cocu (1970), Johan Rudolph Thorbecke (1798), Roy Makaay (1975), and Johannes Willebrands (1909).

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Among POLITICIANS In Netherlands

Among politicians born in Netherlands, Henk Sneevliet ranks 54. Before him are Countess Louise Henriette of Nassau (1627), Pieter van der Aa (1659), Floris IV, Count of Holland (1210), Philip William, Prince of Orange (1554), Frits Bolkestein (1933), and Joop den Uyl (1919). After him are Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Dirk V, Count of Holland (1053), Joseph Luns (1911), Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau (1743), William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz (1613), and Floris V, Count of Holland (1254).

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