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Ramsewak Shankar

1937 - Today

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Ramsewak Shankar (born 6 November 1937) is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990. His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Shankar had previously served as Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971. Shankar is a member of the large ethnic South Asian community in Suriname. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Ramsewak Shankar is the 13,439th most popular politician (up from 13,887th in 2019), the 12th most popular biography from Suriname and the 8th most popular Surinamer Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 13,439 out of 19,576. Before him are Wang Yang, Walter Rutherford, Ahmad Samani, Ahmed Awad Ibn Auf, Raymond Ndong Sima, and Émile Eddé. After him are José López Domínguez, Robert Byrd, Joseph Arthur Ankrah, Emiliano Chamorro Vargas, John I de la Roche, and Gheorghe Bibescu.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1937, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 305. Before him are Johnny Dorelli, Carlo Mazzone, Mirko Marjanović, Jaime Lerner, Jurek Becker, and José Araquistáin. After him are Jacques Barrot, Tatyana Shchelkanova, Coen Moulijn, Sally Kellerman, Hans Cieslarczyk, and Mark Donohue.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 12 out of 33. Before him are Johan Ferrier (1910), Chan Santokhi (1959), Aron Winter (1967), Henck Arron (1936), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), and Jimmy Floyd Hasselbaink (1972). After him are Johan Kraag (1913), Henny Meijer (1962), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), Remy Bonjasky (1976), François Levaillant (1753), and Stanley Menzo (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Ramsewak Shankar ranks 8. Before him are Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Johan Ferrier (1910), Chan Santokhi (1959), Henck Arron (1936), and Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934). After him are Johan Kraag (1913), Fred Ramdat Misier (1926), and Remy Bonjasky (1976).

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