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    The president of the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: President van de Republiek Suriname) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state...
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    vice president of Suriname (Dutch: Vicepresident van de Republiek Suriname) is the second-highest political position in Suriname, after the president. The...
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    Suriname (/ˈsʊərɪnæm, -nɑːm/ SOOR-ih-NAM, -⁠NAHM, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˌblik ˌsyːriˈnaːmə])...
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  • The early history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European...
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    Chan Santokhi (category Presidents of Suriname)
    who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July,...
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    of Suriname take place in a framework of a representative democratic assembly-independent republic, whereby the president of Suriname is the head of state...
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    Ronnie Brunswijk (category Vice presidents of Suriname)
    trafficker, who is serving as the current Vice President of Suriname. Brunswijk served as the personal bodyguard of military dictator Dési Bouterse in the early...
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  • "Former president Noor Hassanali dead at 88". Trinidad Guardian. Archived from the original on 27 August 2017. Retrieved 27 April 2016. "Timeline Suriname"....
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  • Thumbnail for National Democratic Party (Suriname)
    the party scored 45.56% of the vote and 26 of 51 seats in parliament. NDP chairman Bouterse was elected President of Suriname on 19 July 2010, after he...
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    Politics of Suriname List of deputy prime ministers of Suriname List of colonial governors of Suriname President of Suriname First Lady of Suriname Vice President...
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  • Chan Santokhi became the new President of Suriname. The party has been part of seven government coalitions, in the periods of: 1958–1963 (5 years), 1963–1967...
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    "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated...
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  • Jordan Preston as President Delano Alvarez The President of Suriname who came to power after conducting a military coup with the help of Yo-hwan. Bryan Larkin...
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    Suriname, making 27.4% of the population. The current President of Suriname Chan Santokhi is of Indo-Surinamese descent. India and Suriname established diplomatic...
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    provides lists of famous and notable Bhojpuriya-sawb or Bhojpuri people in the Indian subcontinent and other countries like Suriname, Mauritius, Fiji...
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    Dési Bouterse (category Presidents of Suriname)
    murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military...
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    Albina is a town in eastern Suriname, and is capital of the Marowijne District. The town lies on the west bank of the Marowijne river (Maroni river),...
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  • Dutch colony of Suriname during the mid-19th to the early 20th century. Per the 2012 Census of Suriname, 148,443 citizens of Suriname are of Indo-Surinamese...
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    eligible to receive the order. The president of Suriname is the Grand Master of the order. The Honorary Order of the Yellow Star is issued in five classes...
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  • year 2023 in Suriname. President: Chan Santokhi Vice President: Ronnie Brunswijk Speaker: Marinus Bee Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Suriname 20 November:...
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    Ronald Venetiaan (category Presidents of Suriname)
    6th President of Suriname. Venetiaan was born in Paramaribo. In 1955, Venetiaan left Suriname to study mathematics and physics at the University of Leiden...
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    Ashwin Adhin (category Vice presidents of Suriname)
    President of Suriname between 2015 and 2020. He is a member of the National Democratic Party. At the age of 35, he became the youngest vice president...
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    Henck Arron (category Vice presidents of Suriname)
    after charges of corruption were dropped, he returned to banking, his previous career. In 1987, Arron was elected as Vice President of Suriname and served...
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  • General Liberation and Development Party (category Political parties in Suriname)
    Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expelled. The former Vice President of...
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    Jules Wijdenbosch (category Presidents of Suriname)
    politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the National Democratic Party, which held absolute power in Suriname during the...
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  • Dino Bouterse (category Children of presidents)
    (born 27 September 1972) is the son of the former President of Suriname, Dési Bouterse. The former head of the Suriname Anti-Terrorist Unit, he is currently...
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    Johan Ferrier (category Presidents of Suriname)
    January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general...
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    Robert Ameerali (category Vice presidents of Suriname)
    Surinamese politician who was the Vice President of Suriname from 2010 to 2015. Previously he was the chairman of the Chamber of Commerce (Kamer van Koophandel...
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    Johan Kraag (category Presidents of Suriname)
    served as the President of Suriname from 29 December 1990, until 16 September 1991. Kraag was a member of the National Party of Suriname. He served as...
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    Ramsewak Shankar (category Presidents of Suriname)
    (born 6 November 1937) is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990. His government was overthrown by Dési...
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