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Also Known As Pieter Wilhelm Adriaan Cort van der Linden
Born May 14, 1846 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died July 15, 1935 (aged 89) • The Hague • Netherlands
Title / Office prime minister (1913-1918), Netherlands
Political Affiliation Liberal Party

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