Ramsewak Shankar

Ramsewak Shankar
रामसेवक शंकर
4th President of Suriname
In office
25 January 1988 – 24 December 1990
Vice PresidentHenck Arron
Preceded byFred Ramdat Misier
Succeeded byJohan Kraag
Personal details
Born (1937-11-06) 6 November 1937 (age 87)
Nieuw Amsterdam, Suriname[1]
Political partyVHP

Ramsewak Shankar (born November 6, 1937) is a Surinamese politician. He was the 4th President of Suriname from 1988 to 1990.[2] His government was overthrown by Dési Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup. Shankar was Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971.

References

  1. ↑ "Suriname". King Henry 9. Retrieved 18 July 2020.
  2. ↑ "Kabinet van de President - Historie". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2020-04-16.