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Johan Ferrier

1910 - 2010

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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the first 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 and also served as the fifth prime minister from 1955 to 1958. He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Johan Ferrier is the 6,405th most popular politician (up from 7,101st in 2019), the 6th most popular biography from Suriname and the 4th most popular Surinamer Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Johan Ferrier ranks 6,405 out of 19,576. Before him are Emperor Go-Ichijō, Viola Amherd, Pierre Gemayel, King Zhao of Zhou, Morihiro Hosokawa, and ʻAkilisi Pōhiva. After him are Rómulo Betancourt, Antipope Benedict X, Icel of Mercia, Leonardo Loredan, Nouhak Phoumsavanh, and Pentawer.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Johan Ferrier ranks 79. Before him are Ruan Lingyu, Aladár Gerevich, Dorothea Tanning, Pavel Batitsky, Barthélemy Boganda, and Joy Adamson. After him are Nouhak Phoumsavanh, Louis Slotin, Juan Velasco Alvarado, Hideo Shinojima, Viktors Arājs, and Rudolf Lange. Among people deceased in 2010, Johan Ferrier ranks 68. Before him are John du Pont, Anton Geesink, Patricia Neal, Alexander Haig, Erich Segal, and Wolfgang Wagner. After him are Guido de Marco, Adriaan Blaauw, Mario Monicelli, Archduke Rudolf of Austria, Israel Tal, and Peter Graves.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Johan Ferrier ranks 6 out of 33. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Edgar Davids (1973), Clarence Seedorf (1976), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), and Ronald Venetiaan (1937). After him are Chan Santokhi (1959), Aron Winter (1967), Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972), and Ramsewak Shankar (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Johan Ferrier ranks 4. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), and Ronald Venetiaan (1937). After him are Chan Santokhi (1959), 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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