Johan Ferrier | |
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.jpg) Ferrier in 1975 | |
| 1st President of Suriname | |
| In office 25 November 1975 – 13 August 1980 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Henk Chin A Sen |
| Governor-General of Suriname | |
| In office 15 March 1968 – 25 November 1975 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Prime Minister | Henck Arron |
| Preceded by | Henry Lucien de Vries |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Prime Minister of Suriname | |
| In office 16 April 1955 – 16 July 1958 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Governors General | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Currie |
| Succeeded by | Severinus Desiré Emanuels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier 12 May 1910 Paramaribo, Surinam (now Suriname) |
| Died | 4 January 2010 (aged 99) Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
| Political party | National |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 8, including Cynthia[1], Joan[2] and Kathleen[3] |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Dr.) |
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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980. He was also the country's last governor-general before independence, serving from 1968 to 1975, before becoming the first president upon independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands in 1975.
He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.[4]
- ^ "Cynthia McLeod". Good Reads. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Joan Ferrier overleden". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 10 March 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Drs. K.G. (Kathleen) Ferrier". Dutch Parliament (in Dutch). Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ (in Dutch) Eerste president Suriname overleden. fok.nl. 4 January 2010