From August 7, 1948 till March 15, 1951 the Netherlands had a cabinet Drees - Van Schaik with the prime ministers Dr. W. Drees (PvdA) and Mr. J.R.H. van Schaik (KVP).
The Netherlands had about 9.9 million citizens.
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Weather May 30, 1949
The temperature on May 30, 1949 was between 4.8 °C and 18.6 °C and averaged 12.7 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. There was 8.8 hours of sunshine (54%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.
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