Ramsewak Shankar | |
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| रामसेवक शंकर | |
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| 4th President of Suriname | |
| In office 25 January 1988 – 24 December 1990 | |
| Vice President | Henck Arron |
| Preceded by | L.F. Ramdat Misier |
| Succeeded by | Johan Kraag |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 November 1937 Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname[1] |
| Political party | VHP |
Ramsewak Shankar (born 6 November 1937) is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990.[2] His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Shankar had previously served as Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971.
Shankar is a member of the large ethnic South Asian community in Suriname. He had studied at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.[3] After his return to Suriname, he became active in the Progressive Reform Party. He supported independence in 1975.
- ^ "Suriname". King Henry 9. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
- ^ "Kabinet van de President - Historie". www.gov.sr. Archived from the original on 19 March 2015.
- ^ "Wageningen University: Facts & Figures | Radio Netherlands Worldwide". M.rnw.nl. 25 November 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2013. Retrieved 6 July 2012.