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2020 In Suriname
Events in the year 2020 in Suriname. Incumbents * President of Suriname, President: Dési Bouterse (until 16 July); Chan Santokhi (from 16 July) * Vice President of Suriname, Vice President: Ashwin Adhin (until 16 July); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 16 July) * List of Chairmen of the National Assembly of Suriname, Speaker: Jennifer Simons (until 28 June); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 29 June to 14 July); Marinus Bee (from 14 July) Events *25 May – 2020 Surinamese general election *16 July – Chan Santokhi takes over as president. Deaths *3 April – Hans Prade, diplomat, (b. 1938). *10 April – Bas Mulder, priest (b. 1931). *12 April – Kishen Bholasing, singer (b. 1984). *22 April – Rinaldo Entingh, footballer and entrepreneur (b. 1955/1956). *7 May – Emile Wijntuin, politician (b. 1924). *11 May – Ietje Paalman-de Miranda, Surinamese born Dutch mathematician (b. 1936). *18 June – Jules Sedney, economist and politician (b. 1922). *18 August – Soeki Irodikromo, 75, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north, French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, and Brazil to the south. At just under , it is the smallest sovereign state in South America. It has a population of approximately , dominated by descendants from the slaves and labourers brought in from Africa and Asia by the Dutch Empire and Republic. Most of the people live by the country's (north) coast, in and around its capital and largest city, Paramaribo. It is also List of countries and dependencies by population density, one of the least densely populated countries on Earth. Situated slightly north of the equator, Suriname is a tropical country dominated by rainforests. Its extensive tree cover is vital to the country's efforts to Climate change in Suriname, mitigate climate ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |