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| 1946, May 17–30 | |
| Parliamentary elections gave first place to the Catholic People's Party, with Socialist Labor running a close second. Louis J. M. Beel formed a new coalition cabinet. | 1 |
| 1948, July 7–8 | |
| General elections lost the government some support, and a new coalition was formed under Labor's leader, Willem Drees. | 2 |
| Sept. 4 | |
| Queen Wilhelmina abdicated for reasons of health and was succeeded on Sept. 6 by QUEEN JULIANA. | 3 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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