Anton Mussert | |
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| Leader of the Dutch People | |
| In office 13 December 1942 – 7 May 1945 Serving with Arthur Seyss-Inquart[a] | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Leader of the National Socialist Movement | |
| In office 14 December 1931 – 6 May 1945 | |
| Preceded by | Office created |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Anton Adriaan Mussert 11 May 1894 Werkendam, Netherlands |
| Died | 7 May 1946 (aged 51) Waalsdorpervlakte, The Hague, Netherlands |
| Cause of death | Execution by firing squad |
| Political party | National Socialist Movement (from 1931) |
| Other political affiliations | Liberal State Party (1920s) |
| Spouse | Maria Witlam |
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| Alma mater | Delft University of Technology (MEng) |
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Anton Adriaan Mussert (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈɑntɔ ˈmʏsərt];[a] 11 May 1894 – 7 May 1946) was a Dutch politician who co-founded the National Socialist Movement in the Netherlands (NSB) in 1931 and served as its leader until the party was banned in 1945. As such, he was the most prominent Dutch leader of the movement before and during World War II. Mussert collaborated with the German occupation government, but was granted little actual power and held the nominal title of Leider van het Nederlandsche Volk ("Leader of the Dutch People") from 1942 onwards. In May 1945, as the war came to an end in Europe, Mussert was captured and arrested by Allied forces. He was charged and convicted of treason, and was executed in 1946.
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