Johan Ferrier
Johan Ferrier | |
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Ferrier in 1975 | |
| 1st President of Suriname | |
| In office 25 November 1975 – 13 August 1980 | |
| Prime Minister |
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| Leader | Dési Bouterse (Feb–Aug 1980) |
| Preceded by | Office established; Juliana (as Queen of Suriname) |
| Succeeded by | Henk Chin A Sen |
| Governor-General of Suriname | |
| In office 15 March 1968 – 25 November 1975 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Prime Minister | Henck Arron |
| Preceded by | Henry Lucien de Vries |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| 5th Prime Minister of Suriname | |
| In office 16 April 1955 – 16 July 1958 | |
| Monarch | Juliana |
| Governors General | |
| Preceded by | Archibald Currie |
| Succeeded by | Severinus Desiré Emanuels |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier 12 May 1910 |
| Died | 4 January 2010 (aged 99) Oegstgeest, Netherlands |
| Party | National |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 8, including Cynthia, Joan and Kathleen |
| Alma mater | University of Amsterdam (Dr.) |
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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈjoːɦɑn fɛrˈjeː]; 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.