Johan Ferrier

Dutch-Surinamese politician (1910-2010) · Politicians · Died at 99

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Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the first president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980.

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Johan Ferrier (1955)

Johan Ferrier (2009)

Awards

Knight of the Order of Orange-Nassau

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Child: Cynthia McLeod

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About this person

Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier 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.