Belfon Aboikoni

Belfon Aboikoni
Gaanman of the Saramaka people
Reign2005 – 2014
PredecessorSongo
SuccessorAlbert Aboikoni [nl]
Born(1938-01-31)31 January 1938
Dangogo, Boven Suriname, Surinam
Died24 June 2014(2014-06-24) (aged 76)
Paramaribo, Suriname

Belfon Aboikoni (31 January 1938 – 24 June 2014) was granman of the Saramaka maroons in Suriname.[1] Aboikoni was sworn in as chief of the Saramaka, one of Suriname's Maroon peoples, in October 2005 at the age of 65.[1] He succeeded the late chief Songo Aboikoni who died two years earlier.[1] Belfon Aboikoni focused on land rights during his time as chief.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d "Grootopperhoofd Aboikoni ingeslapen". Starnieuws Suriname. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.