The 1971 Dutch farmers' revolt ( nl, Boerenopstand van 1971) took place on 21 December 1971 in the municipality of

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, the

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. The rebellion was set off by an intended

land consolidation Land consolidation is a planned readjustment and rearrangement of fragmented land parcels and their ownership. It is usually applied to form larger and more rational land holdings. Land consolidation can be used to improve rural infrastructure and ...

of, in particular, agricultural land.

Voting

In the stakeholder vote on the land consolidation plan there were 2,938 eligible voters, about 1,200 of whom were farmers. Only 27 votes were cast, 15 in favor and 12 against the proposal. Despite the low turnout, the plan was approved, because the votes that were not cast were considered to be in favor. This was seen as unfair by many residents of the

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Riots

Riots erupted in the villages of Tubbergen and Geesteren. The windows of the

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were smashed and the residence of

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was set on fire.

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was deployed and several people were injured, one police officer was even

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in the back. In 1972, a report on the events was discussed in the

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Aftermath

On 26 March 1973, a new vote on the land consolidation took place. The plan was rejected by majority vote, after which it wasn't considered for implementation again. In 2021, a theater production looked back on this turbulent episode. Fifty years later, there were still mixed feelings about the 'revolt' in Tubbergen.

Images

File:Stemming over ruilverkaveling in Tubbergen (Twente) boer demonstreren tegen ste, Bestanddeelnr 925-2513.jpg, Farmers in front of a banner: ''He who loses today, he is lost''. File:Stemming over ruilverkaveling in Tubbergen (Twente) boer demonstreren tegen ste, Bestanddeelnr 925-2526.jpg, Protesters and residents outside the polling place. File:Stemming over ruilverkaveling in Tubbergen (Twente) boer demonstreren tegen ste, Bestanddeelnr 925-2523.jpg, ''Wasn't one

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enough? Have they ever considered a disaster in Tubbergen: De Hemmer can tell them all about it from the camp.'' File:Stemming over ruilverkaveling in Tubbergen (Twente) boer demonstreren tegen ste, Bestanddeelnr 925-2527.jpg, Riot police officers and protesters outside the polling place. File:Stemming over ruilverkaveling in Tubbergen (Twente) boer demonstreren tegen ste, Bestanddeelnr 925-2528.jpg, Riot police officers and an armored van outside the polling place.

References

{{Commons category, Boerenopstand 1971 1971 in the Netherlands 1971 protests Agriculture in the Netherlands History of Overijssel Protests in the Netherlands

Voting

Riots

Aftermath

Images

See also

References