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Johan Ferrier
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Dutch-Surinamese politician (1910-2010)
Key facts
- Prime minister
- Henck Arron Henk Chin A Sen
- Leader
- Dési Bouterse , (Feb–Aug 1980)
- Preceded by
- Office established ; Juliana (as Queen of Suriname )
- Succeeded by
- Henk Chin A Sen
- Monarch
- Juliana
- Governors general
- Jan Klaasesz Jan van Tilburg
- Born
- Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier , ( 1910-05-12 ) 12 May 1910, Paramaribo , Colony of Surinam
- Died
- 4 January 2010 (2010-01-04) (aged 99), Oegstgeest , Netherlands
- Party
- National
- Spouses
- Eugenie Lionarons ( died 1959 ) Edmé Ferrier-Vas ( died 1997 )
- Children
- 8, including Cynthia , Joan and Kathleen
- Alma mater
- University of Amsterdam ( Dr. )
- Occupation
- Politician teacher
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Johan
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Suriname
- Place of birth
- Paramaribo
- Place of death
- Oegstgeest
- Child
- Kathleen Ferrier
- Occupation
- politician
- Educated at
- University of Amsterdam
- Political party
- National Party of Suriname
- Languages spoken
- Dutch
- Image
- JohanFerrier.jpg
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- Commons category
- Johan Ferrier
- date of birth
- 1910-05-12
- date of death
- 2010-01-04
- name in native language
- Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier
- Commons gallery
- Johan Ferrier
- place of burial
- Oegstgeest
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Encyclopedic overview
Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier ( Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn fɛrˈjeː]; 12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the first 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 Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1975 and also served as the fifth prime minister from 1955 to 1958.
He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.
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