Peter Bronkhorst

Peter Bronkhorst (born January 15, 1946 in Amsterdam ; † November 2, 2007 ibid) was a Dutch activist and, by his own account, was involved in the beginning of the Provo movement . He dropped a smoke bomb at the royal wedding in 1966 and later advocated recreational drug use.

Live and act

Bronkhorst was a trained typesetter and in the 1960s a member of the Pacifist Socialist Jongerenwerkgroep (PSJW) in Amsterdam . Together with Roel van Duijn , Luud Schimmelpennink , Rob Stolk and Robert Jasper Grootveld , he was one of the first members of the Provo movement in the Netherlands in 1965 .

According to Peter Bronkhorst, he was there when Roel van Duijn and Rob Stolk founded the Provo movement in a small room in the Jordaan district of Amsterdam . The Provo movement and the Provo magazine were founded in the same period: May 1965. Various statements and opinions have been passed on about the specific point in time: In the Provo chronology from the University of Amsterdam it says that Roel van Duijn, Martin Lindt and Rob Stolk announced the Provo movement. Elsewhere it is written that among others Luud Schimmelpennink, Rob Stolk, Roel van Duijn and Robert Jasper Grootveld established the movement. Bronkhorst was often to be found at the happenings organized by Robert Jasper Grootveld . The smoke bomb that set off during the wedding of Princess Beatrix and Claus von Amsberg on March 10, 1966, had been made and thrown by Bronkhorst. "Provoleider Peter Bronkhorst, the samen met Hans Tuynman de Meeste bommen heeft vervaardigd, GOOIT the dag de grootste rookbom, ...." . ( "Provoanführer Peter Bronkhorst, who made together with Hans Tuynman most bombs, threw on this day largest smoke bomb ....). “This action made the headlines of the international media.

As a " street boy ", as Bronkhorst called himself, he was not interested in a career in politics; in contrast to Roel van Duijn. Peter Bronkhorst's father, Huib (ert) Bronkhorst, was nicknamed "Peetvader van de Provo's" (Godfather of Provos) because he had helped his son and other Provos in a number of situations.

After the Provo movement disbanded in 1967, Peter Bronkhorst came into contact with drugs . During this time he met a woman and moved in with her and her two children. Both later had a third child; Bronkhorst started his own business as a window cleaner. In October 2007 Bronkhorst spoke at a demonstration under the motto: “ Red de Paddo ” (“Save the Paddo”). Paddo is the Dutch abbreviation for " Paddestoel " (mushroom), which means hallucinogenic mushrooms in Dutch .

In 2007, doctors diagnosed cancer . A month later, Bronkhorst died in the hospital with his wife and children.

See also

• Anarchism in the Netherlands

literature

• Niek Pas: IMAAZJE. De verbeelding van Provo (1965-1967) . Wereldbibliothek, Amsterdam 2003, ISBN 90-284-2014-2
• Paul Denekamp, ​​Bert Freriks, G. Voerman: Spores van pacifist socialisme: bibliografie en bronnen concerning the PSP . P. 22. Uitgeverei ILSG / DNPP 1993. ISBN 90-68610-81-3
• Roel van Duijn: Provo. De Geschiedenis van de provotarian movement 1965–1967 . Uitgeverij Meulenhoff, Amsterdam 1985, ISBN 90-290-1618-3
• Richard Kempten: Provo. Amsterdam's anarchist revolt . Autonomedia, Brooklyn, NY, 2007, ISBN 1-57027-181-X
• Aad de Jongh: Provo: een jaar provo-activiteiten. Uitgeverij Keico, 1966. pp. 34 and 49
• Rookbomengooier Bronkhorst overleden [Bronkhorst smoke bomb thrower died]. In: De Telegraaf . November 4, 2007.
• Huwelijk is Wereld-Nieuws [wedding is world headline news]. In: Het Parool . March 11, 1966.
• Provo Rellen. Rake flaps along the Huwelijks-Route [Provo riots. Hard blows on the wedding path]. In: Trouw . March 11, 1966.
• Ons Amsterdam, No. 6, 1990. pp. 144 to 148. Article: PSP-ers in de provo-Bewegungs. Hi-Ha happening. Uit de memoires van provo Peter Bronkhorst. [Hi-Ha Happening. From the memoirs of Provo Peter Bronkhorst].

archive

• Nationaal Provo . Documentation Peter Bronkhorst. In the IISG .
  • Under Inhoudsopgave: 48. 1 Documentatie Peter Bronkhorst.
    • Under Voorlopige lijst: Doos 001 Map 03 Pamfletten Provobeweging: 11−15, map met pamfletten uit Nederland. augustus september 1965. Persons: [among others:] Bronkhorst, Peter; Duijn, Roel van; Grootveld, Robert Jasper; Kroeze, Garmt; Molen, HJ van der; Schimmelpenninck, Luud; Doos 001 Map 06 Pmfletten Provobeweging: 26−31, map met pamfletten uit Nederland. december 1965 − januari 1966. Persons: [among others:] Bronkhorst, Peter; Juliana (Queen of the Netherlands); Proud Rob. And: Doos 001 Map 09, Doos 001 Map 10, Doos 001 Map 12, Doos 001 Map 18, Doos 002 Map 03 and others.

Web links

• Article about Peter Bronkhorst With newspaper index and information about Provos / Happening (Dutch)
• Article about Peter Bronkhorst from November 5, 2007 (Dutch)
• Article about Provos and Provo movement (German)
• Provoinformation by Rob Nieuwenhuizen With newspaper archive (Dutch)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Collectie Peter Bronkhorst . At the International Institute for Social History (IISG, Amsterdam)
2. ↑ In memory of Peter Bronkhorst
3. ↑ See: Aad de Jongh: Provo: een jaar provo-activiteiten . P. 34. “Rob Stolk was one of the most important organizers of the activities that led to the March 10 [1966] protests. Night after night he produced together with, among others, Hans Tuynman and Peter Bronkhorst known smoke bombs " (Quote:" Rob Stolk behoorde tot de Belangrijkste organizers van de aktiviteiten the tot de ongeregeldheden op 10 maart hebben geleid night long produceerde hij samen met onder meer Hans Tuynman s. Peter Bronkhorst de befaamde rookbommen. ")
4. ↑ See: Aad de Jongh: Provo: een jaar provo-activiteiten . Quote: p. 49