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7th President of Suriname

Jules Wijdenbosch


7th President of Suriname
In office 15 September 1996 – 12 August 2000
Vice President	Pretaap Radhakishun
Preceded by	Ronald Venetiaan
Succeeded by	Ronald Venetiaan
2nd Vice President of Suriname
In office 7 January 1991 – 16 September 1991
President	Johan Kraag
Preceded by	Henck Arron
Succeeded by	Jules Ajodhia
Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 7 April 1987 – 26 January 1988
President	Fred Ramdat Misier
Preceded by	Pretaap Radhakishun
Succeeded by	Position abolished
6th Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 17 July 1986 – 7 April 1987
Prime Minister	Pretaap Radhakishun
Preceded by	Frank Leeflang
Succeeded by	Harry Kensmil

Personal details
Born	Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (1941-05-02) 2 May 1941 (age 83) Paramaribo, Surinam
Political party	National Democratic Party (1987–2000) Democratic National Platform 2000 (2000–2008) National Democratic Party (2008–present)

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. He is now the leader of Democratic National Platform 2000. The Jules Wijdenbosch Bridge, which connects the East of the country with Paramaribo, has been named after Wijdenbosch.

References

"Oud-president Jules Wijdenbosch 80 jaar". Dagblad Suriname (in Dutch). 2021-05-02. Retrieved 2022-04-06.
"Kabinet van de President - Historie". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
"Kabinet van de Vicepresident - Historie". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.
"Timeline: Suriname". BBC News Online. 2010-01-14. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
"Infrastructuur". En Toen.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 July 2020.

Political offices
Preceded byPretaap Radhakishun	Prime Minister of Suriname 1987–1988	Succeeded byPosition abolished
Preceded byHenck Arron	Vice President of Suriname 1991	Succeeded byJules Ajodhia
Preceded byRonald Venetiaan	President of Suriname 1996–2000	Succeeded byRonald Venetiaan

v t e Presidents of Suriname
	Johan Ferrier Henk Chin A Sen Fred Ramdat Misier Ramsewak Shankar Johan Kraag Ronald Venetiaan Jules Wijdenbosch Ronald Venetiaan Dési Bouterse Chan Santokhi

v t e Vice presidents of Suriname
Henck Arron Jules Wijdenbosch Jules Ajodhia Pretaap Radhakishun Jules Ajodhia Ramdien Sardjoe Robert Ameerali Ashwin Adhin Ronnie Brunswijk

Dutch rule (1667–1975)

Surinam	Julius Caesar de Miranda Jacques Drielsma* Jan Buiskool Adriaan Alberga Archibald Currie
Suriname	Archibald Currie Johan Ferrier Severinus Desiré Emanuels Johan Adolf Pengel Arthur Johan May* Jules Sedney Henck Arron

Suriname (since 1975)

* denotes acting Prime Minister

v t e Deputy prime ministers of Suriname
Suriname (1954–1975)	Alfred Morpurgo [nl] Sewraam Rambaran Mishre Johan Kraag Harry Radhakishun Olton van Genderen
Suriname (since 1975)	Olton van Genderen André Haakmat [nl] Harvey Naarendorp [nl] Winston Caldeira [nl] Frank Leeflang Jules Wijdenbosch Harry Kensmil Willy Soemita*
* denotes Deputy Vice President

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