Henk Hoekstra (17 June 1924,

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– 10 April 2009) was a Dutch

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. In the years 1968 to 1982 he served as the chair of the

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. From 1963 and 1977, he was in the

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1924 births 2009 deaths Politicians from Amsterdam Chairmen of the Communist Party of the Netherlands Dutch MPs 1967–1971 {{Netherlands-politician-stub