Hans Prade

Hans Orlando Prade
Hans Prade (1981)
Ambassador of Suriname to the Netherlands
In office
24 December 1980 – 1 June 1982
Preceded byWim van Eer
Succeeded byHenk Herrenberg [nl]
Personal details
Born23 July 1938
Suriname
Died3 April 2020(2020-04-03) (aged 81)
Rotterdam, Netherlands
NationalitySuriname
OccupationPresident of the Surinamese Court of Auditors

Hans Orlando Prade (23 July 1938 – 3 April 2020) was a Surinamese diplomat and politician.[1]

After graduating from Leiden University, Prade returned to Suriname, and founded the short lived Nationale Volkspartij together with Ronald Venetiaan. Later Prade became a member of the Progressieve Nationale Partij. During the coup, Prade was a commentator on Suriname radio.[2]

Prade served as the Surinamese ambassador to the Netherlands from 24 December 1980[3] until 1 June 1982. His political and undiplomatic statements were not appreciated by the regime and he was dismissed on 1 June 1982.[2]

In 1986,[4] Prade became chairman of the Rekenkamer van Suriname [nl], a position which he held for about 10 years.[5]

In 1991, he tried to run for President of Suriname, but lost out to his former college friend Venetiaan.[4]

In 1998,[5] Prade retired and decided to live with his family in Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

Prade died on 3 April 2020 in Rotterdam, the Netherlands due to COVID-19, aged 81.[5]

  1. ^ "Surinaamse Familieberichten - Overlijdensbericht Hans Orlando Prade". www.beri.nl.
  2. ^ a b "Hans Prade: integer, recht door zee". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  3. ^ "Ambassadeur". De Volkskrant via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 27 December 1980. Retrieved 19 December 2021. The appointment was on Wednesday
  4. ^ a b "Hans Prade senior: 'Ik leef in blessuretijd' – Parbode Sneak Peek". parbode.com (in Dutch). 18 February 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "Oud-voorzitter Rekenkamer Suriname Hans Prade overleden". www.waterkant.net. April 3, 2020.