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Frans Johannes Goedhart (25 January 1904 – 3 March 1990) was a Dutch journalist, politician and during World War II member of the Dutch resistance. Having spent most of his youth in orphanages and having received little formal education Goedhart became a journalist for several local and regional newspapers in the 1930s. During this period Goedhart became a fierce anti-communist and anti-fascist and became wishful of political reform based on socialism. Goedhart was active in the Dutch resistance to the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Under the war pseudonym Pieter 't Hoen he founded a newsletter which later became the illegal newspaper ''Het Parool''. In January 1942 he tried to flee to England but was captured, although he was sentenced to death he managed to escape in August 1943. He then returned to his newspaper which obtained widespread circulation during the later years of the war. After the war Goedhart became more politically active and sought a reform of the political system in which he tried to use ''Het Parool'' as a political vehicle. He became member of the House of Representatives for the Labour Party (PvdA) in 1946 and would stay member until the early 1970s. In the House he developed himself as a supporter of Indonesian independence of the Netherlands and became a staunch supporter of anti-communism. Goedhart became a conflictual figure, clashing both at his newspaper and with his party members. == Early life == Goedhart was born on 25 January 1904 in Amsterdam. His father, also named Frans Johannes Goedhart, was a masseur who died when he was six years old. His mother was Catharina Gerarda Loep. After his father's death Goedhart spent time in several orphanages. He followed his early education in Dieren. Goedhart became an apprentice journalist in 1922 when he started working for the ''Velpsche Courant''. One year later he became a full journalist for the ''Arnhemse Courant'' where he worked until 1924. In that year he joined the national newspaper ''De Telegraaf''. In 1926 he was fired due to his asthma. He then moved to Belgium where he worked for ''Het Laatste Nieuws'' in Brussels until 1931. He worked as a journalist for ' between 1932 and 1934. In 1938 he became a correspondent for the Belgian daily newspaper ''Vooruit''.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Frans Goedhart」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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