Jules Wijdenbosch

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Jules Wijdenbosch
President of Suriname
In office 15 September 1996 – 12 August 2000
Vice President	Pretaap Radhakishun
Preceded by	Ronald Venetiaan
Succeeded by	Ronald Venetiaan
Personal details
Born	Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (1941-05-02)May 2, 1941 Paramaribo, Suriname
Political party	National Democratic Party

Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (born 2 May 1941 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the National Democratic Party, which held absolute power in Suriname during the 1980s. He was Prime Minister from April 1987 until January 1988, Vice President from January 1991 until September 1991, and President from September 1996 until August 2000.^[1] He is now the leader of Democratic National Platform 2000. He left a bridge bearing his name.

References

↑ "Timeline: Suriname". BBC News Online. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-26.

v t e Presidents of Suriname

	Johan Ferrier Hendrick Chin A Sen Fred Ramdat Misier Ramsewak Shankar Johan Kraag Ronald Venetiaan Jules Wijdenbosch Ronald Venetiaan Dési Bouterse

Authority control	VIAF: 215390770 GND: 173551068

Persondata
Name	Wijdenbosch, Jules
Alternative names
Short description	Surinamese politician
Date of birth	1941-05-02
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Date of death
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