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Ramsewak Shankar

4th President of Suriname · Suriname · On the map · Politicians · Born 1937 · age 89

Ramsewak Shankar 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.

Ramsewak Shankar is read about 29 times a day, in 21 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 13 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 153 days, one point a day.

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Honorary Order of the Yellow Star
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Country
Suriname
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Living
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Born 1937 · age 89