Wim Udenhout
Willem "Wim" Alfred Udenhout (born 29 September 1937 in Coronie District) was the military-installed Prime Minister of Suriname from February 1984 to July 1986.[1] He had previously been a teacher and, for a time, a Black Power activist.[2] As an academic he had a PhD in English literature from Leiden University.[3] He later served as an ambassador to the United States. He did not favor investigating the military's murder of civilians or of Maroon people.[4] He is most recently the Chairman of the Suriname Conservation Foundation.[5]
Wim Udenhout | |
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Prime Minister of Suriname | |
In office 3 February 1984 – 17 July 1986 | |
President | Fred Ramdat Misier |
Deputy | Frank Leeflang |
Preceded by | Errol Alibux |
Succeeded by | Pretaap Radhakishun |
Personal details | |
Born | Willem Alfred Udenhout 29 September 1937 Coronie District, Colony of Suriname |
Nationality | Surinamese |
Political party | Independent |
Alma mater | Leiden University |
References
- Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. p. 99. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.
- Betty Nelly Sedoc-Dahlberg (1 January 1990). The Dutch Caribbean: Prospects for Democracy. Psychology Press. pp. 47–. ISBN 978-2-88124-385-1.
- Robert W. Duemling (2012). Sketches from Life. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 96–. ISBN 978-1-4422-2013-3.
- Richard Price; Sally Price (1994). On the Mall: Presenting Maroon Tradition-bearers at the 1992 FAF. Indiana University Press. pp. 50–. ISBN 1-879407-07-8.
- UNDP Guyana
Political offices | ||
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Preceded by Errol Alibux |
Prime Minister of Suriname 1984–1986 |
Succeeded by Pretaap Radhakishun |
Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname 1984–1985 |
Succeeded by Erik Tjon Kie Sim |
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