Longest-Serving Dutch Premier, Ruud Lubbers, Dies at 78

Ruud Lubbers, the Netherlands' longest-serving prime minister who guided his country through economic turmoil to prosperity and helped shape the foundations of the European Union, died Wednesday at 78. The Dutch government announced that Lubbers died in Rotterdam surrounded by his wife and children. No cause of death was given. Prime Minister Mark Rutte hailed Lubbers as a statesman who dragged the Netherlands through tough economic times. "With his broad knowledge and...

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