Wim Bos Verschuur

Wim Bos Verschuur
Member of the Estates of Suriname
In office
1942 – 30 July 1943
In office
1945–1951
In office
1955–1958
Personal details
Born
Bernard Willem Hendrik Verschuur

(1904-05-23)23 May 1904
Paramaribo, Surinam
Died4 January 1985(1985-01-04) (aged 80)
Paramaribo, Suriname
NationalitySuriname
Occupationpolitician, activist, artist, and writer

Wim Bos Verschuur, born Bernard Willem Hendrik Verschuur (23 May 1904 – 4 January 1985) was a Surinamese politician, activist, artist, and writer. On 30 July 1943, he was arrested and interned for opposing governor Johannes Kielstra; this caused a major scandal in Surinam politics and led to a larger wave of repression against opposition figures.[1][2]

  1. ^ Ferrier 1995, p. 162.
  2. ^ van der Horst, Liesbeth (2004). Wereldoorlog in de West : Suriname, de Nederlandse Antillen en Aruba, 1940-1945 (in Dutch). Hilversum: Verloren. pp. 129–38. ISBN 9789065507945.