Independence movements

Timeline: Frisian political-status movements

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  1. · Organisation founded

    Frisian National Party (FNP) founded, 1961

    A regionalist party advocating federalism and language protection for Friesland was founded, becoming the movement's leading electoral vehicle.

    Significance here: Established the leading Frisian regionalist party in the Netherlands, still represented on the Provincial Council over six decades later.

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