Johan Ferrier
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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 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 before independence, serving from 1968 to 1975, before becoming the first president upon independence from the Netherlands in 1975.
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Johan Ferrier | |
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1st President of Suriname | |
In office 25 November 1975 – 13 August 1980 | |
Prime Minister |
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Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Henk Chin A Sen |
Governor-General of Suriname | |
In office 15 March 1968 – 25 November 1975 | |
Monarch | Juliana |
Prime Minister | Henck Arron |
Preceded by | Henry Lucien de Vries |
Succeeded by | Position abolished |
Prime Minister of Suriname | |
In office 16 April 1955 – 16 July 1958 | |
Monarch | Juliana |
Governors General | |
Preceded by | Archibald Currie |
Succeeded by | Severinus Desiré Emanuels |
Personal details | |
Born | Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (1910-05-12)12 May 1910 Paramaribo, Surinam (now Suriname) |
Died | 4 January 2010(2010-01-04) (aged 99) Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
Political party | National |
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Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Dr.) |
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He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.[4]