Description
Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from November 25, 1975, until August 13, 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands. He was deposed in a military coup on 13 August 1980.
He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.
Born
May 12th, 1910 in Paramaribo / Died: Jan 4th, 2010 - aged 99
Last Changes
2010/02/04
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2007/05/07
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2006/08/26
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