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Chan Santokhi

1959 - Today

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Chandrikapersad "Chan" Santokhi (Dutch: [tɕɑnˈdrikaːpɛrˌsɑt sɑnˈtɔki]; Sarnami: चंद्रिकापेर्साद संतोखी, pronounced [cⁿd̪rikɑːpərəsɑːd̪ə sⁿt̪oːkʰiː]; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020. After winning the 2020 elections, Santokhi was the sole nominee for president of Suriname. On 13 July, Santokhi was elected president by acclamation in an uncontested election. He was inaugurated on 16 July. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chan Santokhi is the 7,553rd most popular politician (down from 6,406th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Suriname (down from 5th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Surinamer Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Chan Santokhi ranks 7,553 out of 19,576. Before him are Omar Suleiman, Brian Kemp, Princess Amelia of the United Kingdom, Decimus Junius Brutus Callaicus, Marcus Antonius Antyllus, and Ruslan Khasbulatov. After him are Hedwig Jagiellon, Duchess of Bavaria, John of Coimbra, Prince of Antioch, Enrique Peña Nieto, Walther Hewel, Emperor Xuanzong of Jin, and Karmenu Mifsud Bonnici.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1959, Chan Santokhi ranks 88. Before him are Donna Murphy, Xiomara Castro, Azali Assoumani, Hassan Diab, Benny Gantz, and Yasmina Reza. After him are Elizabeth Peña, Loretta Lynch, Takaaki Kajita, Nimr al-Nimr, Rupert Everett, and Laura Chinchilla.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Chan Santokhi ranks 7 out of 33. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Edgar Davids (1973), Clarence Seedorf (1976), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), and Johan Ferrier (1910). After him are Aron Winter (1967), Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), and Johan Kraag (1913).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Chan Santokhi ranks 5. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), and Johan Ferrier (1910). After him are Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Johan Kraag (1913), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), and Remy Bonjasky (1976).

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