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Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho
Angelic del Castilho (born 4 April 1967), also known as Angelic Alihusain-del Castilho, is a Surinamese politician of Democratic Alternative '91, and a former ambassador. Early life Angelic del Castilho was born on 4 April 1967 in Paramaribo, Suriname. She grew up as the eldest in a family of seven children. Her father is a retired salesman for different businesses and her mother is a retired teacher. del Castilho attended secondary school at the Christus Koning School in Paramaribo and junior college at the Algemene Middelbare School in Paramaribo. She participated as a member in Leo Clubs and for a short while in the Rotaract. Education and work experience After del Castilho obtained her diploma from the Algemene Middelbare School she chose to study agriculture at the Anton de Kom University in Paramaribo. During her studies she did research on alternative processes for the baking of bread, making use of locally available products for flour production. Her final thesis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramaribo
Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Name The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani ''para'' "large river" + ''maribo'' "inhabitants". History The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of an Indian village, spelled Parmurbo in the earliest Dutch sources. This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo. All earlier settlements were abandoned s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
