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1951 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname ** Frederik Lim A Po ** Paul Kolader **David Findlay ** Henk van Ommeren **Johan Adolf Pengel ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius **Frederick James Alexander Murray **Johan Kraag **Stuart Harry Axwijk **Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau **James Alexander Mac May **Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen **Just Rens *United Hindustani Party **Jagernath Lachmon **Harry Radhakishun **Harry Francois Sewberath Misser ** Soekdew Mungra **Khemradj Kanhai **Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma *Party for National Unity and Solidarity ** Ashruf Karamat Ali ** Iding Soemita Changes * Guno Kletter succeeded Lim A Po after by-election in 1953. * Jules Sof succeeded Murray after by-election in 1954. References {{Surinames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949. Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.Nohlen, p615 Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname **Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo) **Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo) **David Findlay (Paramaribo) ** Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo) **Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo) **Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo) ** Otto Wong (Paramaribo) ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo) ** Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo) **Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo) ** Paul Kolader (Coronie) **Jan Raatgever (Marowijne) ** Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond) *United Hindustani Party **Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie) **Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie) **Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca) ** Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca) **Jagernath Lachmon (section II ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johan Adolf Pengel
Johan Adolf "Jopie" Pengel (20 January 1916 – 5 June 1970) was a Surinamese politician, and prime minister of Suriname from 30 June 1963 to 5 March 1969 for the National Party of Suriname (NPS). Biography Pengel was born in Paramaribo on 20 January 1916. He went to law school, but did not graduate. Van Dijck owned a large parcel of ground close to Pengel's home which was rented to poor Afro and Indo-Surinamese people, and started to demand large rent increases. Pengel started a protest movement against Van Dijck, and managed to raise enough money to buy the land. In 1949, he joined the National Party of Suriname, and was elected to the Estates of Suriname. He became one of the most influential politicians in Suriname at that time. In 1952, he became chairman of General Alliance of Labour Unions in Suriname. In 1955, he was elected Chairman of the Estates of Suriname. In 1955, the NPS, led by Pengel and the United Hindustani Party (VHP), the largest Hindu party led by Jager ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma
Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma (March 1907 – 1968) was a member of the Estates of Suriname for the VHP during the 1950s. Varma was born in Nieuw Nickerie. He studied to become a teacher at a primary school, but did not finish it. He became a priest at the Arya Samay and a trader. In 1950 he officially became an interpreter of Hindustani languages in the Nickerie District and he was also chairman of the van Drimmelenpolder water board. At the 1951 Surinamese general election Oedayrajsing Varma was elected in the Nickerie District to become a member of the Estates of Suriname The National Assembly (''De Nationale Assemblée'', ''The Assembly'', commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated in .... Four years later he was re-elected. In April 1958 Oedayrajsing Varma and VHP member Soekdew Mungra supported a vote of confidence in the Ferrier gove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khemradj Kanhai
Khemradj Kanhai (4 June 1912 – 26 November 1988) was a Surinamese politician of the VHP. Kanhai was born in Paramaribo. He studied bookkeeping, but failed his examination. He proceeded to work as a shop assistant at Sauwma, and later he became active in wholesale and retail. Kanhai was also a board member of the Chamber of Commerce. Kanhai was also active in politics as a board member of the 'Hindu Party' that merged in 1949 into the VHP of which he became the treasurer. At the 1951 Surinamese general election the two seats of the Estates of Suriname The National Assembly (''De Nationale Assemblée'', ''The Assembly'', commonly abbreviated "DNA") is the Parliament, representing the legislative branch of government in Suriname. It is a unicameral legislature. The assembly has been situated in ... for the district Nickerie went to the VHP members Oedayrajsing Varma and Kanhai. Both were re-elected in 1955, but at the election in 1958 the VHP candidates Rambaran Mishre and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Francois Sewberath Misser
Harry Francois Sewberath Misser (15 February 1895 – 16 August 1961) was a Surinamese civil servant and politician of the VHP. He was born in Suriname as son of British Indian immigrants and Rammaneruth was his given name. In 1925 he officially chose to be called Harry Francois Sewberath Misser. He was working as district clerk and eventually he became the district secretary of Saramacca. Besides that he was also a politician. At the 1951 Surinamese general election Sewberath Misser was elected in the Saramacca District to become a member of the Estates of Suriname. At the election in 1955 he was reelected and the NPS lost 11 of their 13 seats. VHP-leader Jagernath Lachmon offered two of the elected VHP members would give up their place in parliament in favour of NPS members. Sewberath Misser did so and as planned Johan Adolf Pengel Johan Adolf "Jopie" Pengel (20 January 1916 – 5 June 1970) was a Surinamese politician, and prime minister of Suriname from 30 June 1963 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harry Radhakishun
Harry Sharuh Radhakishun (25 July 1921 – 3 January 1983) was a Surinamese businessman and politician. He served as Deputy Prime Minister of Suriname and Minister of Finance from 1969 to 1973, and as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Fisheries from 1963 to 1967. Early life Radhakishun was born in Paramaribo in 1921. He studied at the Hendrikschool ( Mulo), and also attended law classes taught by Julius Caesar de Miranda. He took part for a few years in the correspondence course for accountancy and commercial sciences offered by the La Salle Extension University in Chicago. Publisher Together with his wife Fanny and close friend Lou Lichtveld, Radhakishun established the publishing house "Radhakishun & Co." in Paramaribo in 1952. Politics Radhakishun was a founding member of the VHP. He was a member of the Estates of Suriname (national legislature) from 1951 to 1963 and from 1967 to 1969. Death Radhakishun died in Amsterdam in January 1983 at the age of 61. Honours *: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Just Rens
Just or JUST may refer to: __NOTOC__ People * Just (surname) * Just (given name) Arts and entertainment * ''Just'', a 1998 album by Dave Lindholm * "Just" (song), a song by Radiohead * "Just", a song from the album ''Lost and Found'' by Mudvayne * ''Just!'' (series), a series of short-story collections for children by Andy Griffiths JUST * Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan * Jessore University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh * Jinwen University of Science and Technology, New Taipei, Taiwan Businesses * Just Group plc, a British company specialising in retirement products and services * Just Group, an Australian owner and operator of seven retail brands * JUST, Inc., an American food manufacturing company See also * * List of people known as the Just * Saint-Just (other) * Justice Justice, in its broadest sense, is the principle that people receive that which they deserve, with the interpretation of what then constitutes "deserving" being ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen
A huerta () or horta (, ), from Latin ''hortus'', "garden", is an irrigated area, or a field within such an area, common in Spain and Portugal, where a variety of vegetables and fruit trees are cultivated for family consumption and sale. Typically, individual ''huertas'' belong to different people; they are located around rivers or other water sources because of the amount of water required, which is usually provided through small canals (''acequias''). They are a kind of market garden. Alternate definitions Elinor Ostrom has defined ''huertas'' as "well-demarked ''irrigation areas'' surrounding or near towns" (emphasis added).Ostrom, Elinor (2015). ''Governing the Commons'', p.71. See also * ''Acequia'' * Irrigation district * Horta of Valencia The Horta of Valencia ( va, L'Horta de València; es, Huerta de Valencia) is a historical comarca and urban area of Valencian Community. The Horta of Valencia consists of Valencia and three comarcas: Horta Nord, Horta Sud, Horta Oe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Alexander Mac May
James is a common English language surname and given name: *James (name), the typically masculine first name James * James (surname), various people with the last name James James or James City may also refer to: People * King James (other), various kings named James * Saint James (other) * James (musician) * James, brother of Jesus Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Arts, entertainment, and media * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * James the Red Engine, a character in ''Thomas the Tank En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau (Εμμανουήλ), the modern Greek form of the name
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Emanuel may refer to: * Emanuel (name), a given name and surname (see there for a list of people with this name) * Emanuel School, Australia, Sydney, Australia * Emanuel School, Battersea, London, England * Emanuel (band), a five-piece rock band from Louisville, Kentucky, United States * Emanuel County, Georgia * ''Emanuel'' (film), a 2019 documentary film about the Charleston church shooting See also * Emmanuel (other) * Immanuel (other) * Emanu-El (other), a list of Jewish synagogues by this name * Immanuel (name), a given name in Hebrew, origin of the other forms in different languages * Emmanouil Emmanouil ( el, Εμμανουήλ) is the Greek version of the name Emanuel. It may refer to: People * Emmanouil Antoniadis (1791–1863), revolutionary in the Greek War of Independence *Emmanouil Argyropoulos (1889–1913), Greek aviator *Emmano ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stuart Harry Axwijk
Stuart may refer to: Names *Stuart (name), a given name and surname (and list of people with the name) Automobile *Stuart (automobile) Places Australia Generally *Stuart Highway, connecting South Australia and the Northern Territory Northern Territory *Stuart, the former name for Alice Springs (changed 1933) * Stuart Park, an inner city suburb of Darwin *Central Mount Stuart, a mountain peak Queensland *Stuart, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville *Mount Stuart, Queensland, a suburb of Townsville *Mount Stuart (Queensland), a mountain South Australia *Stuart, South Australia, a locality in the Mid Murray Council *Electoral district of Stuart, a state electoral district *Hundred of Stuart, a cadastral unit Canada *Stuart Channel, a strait in the Gulf of Georgia region of British Columbia United Kingdom *Castle Stuart United States *Stuart, Florida *Stuart, Iowa *Stuart, Nebraska *Stuart, Oklahoma *Stuart, Virginia *Stuart Township, Holt County, Nebraska *Stu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |