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Jules Wijdenbosch

1942 - 2025

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Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (2 May 1941 – 30 April 2025) was a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000 and prime minister from 1987 to 1988. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 28 in 2024). Jules Wijdenbosch is the 4,287th most popular politician (up from 8,529th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Suriname (up from 7th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Surinamer Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 4,287 out of 19,576. Before him are Murtala Mohammed, Sundiata Keita, Teispes, Mstislav I of Kiev, Zhelyu Zhelev, and Władysław II the Exile. After him are Jules Ferry, Abdullah of Pahang, Jayalalithaa, Alcetas II of Macedon, Bardas, and Redbad, King of the Frisians.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 104. Before him are Oliviero Toscani, Milan Milutinović, Tony Buzan, Margarethe von Trotta, Daniel Dennett, and Mehran Karimi Nasseri. After him are António Lobo Antunes, John Cale, Barry Levinson, Fraser Stoddart, Yasuyuki Kuwahara, and Lee Kun-hee. Among people deceased in 2025, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 64. Before him are Alfredo Palacio, Vitold Fokin, Oleg Gordievsky, Alfred Brendel, Luis Galván, and Oliviero Toscani. After him are Joseph Nye, Hugo Gatti, Rainer Weiss, David Lodge, Jair da Costa, and Svetlana Gerasimenko.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 4 out of 33. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Edgar Davids (1973), and Clarence Seedorf (1976). After him are Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Johan Ferrier (1910), 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, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 2. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945). After him are Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Johan Ferrier (1910), Chan Santokhi (1959), Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Johan Kraag (1913), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), Remy Bonjasky (1976), and Sylvana Simons (1971).

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