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Gaanman
Granman (Ndyuka language: ''gaanman'') is the title of the paramount chief of a Maroon (people), Maroon nation in Suriname and French Guiana. The Ndyuka people, Ndyuka, Saramaka, Matawai people, Matawai, Aluku, Paramaccan people, Paramaka and Kwinti nations all have a granman. The paramount chiefs of Amerindian peoples in Suriname are nowadays also often called ''granman''. The word comes from the Sranan Tongo language, a Creole language, creole spoken in Suriname, and is derived from ''grand'' + ''man'' meaning "most important man." Granman was also used for the List of colonial governors of Suriname, governors of Suriname. The word can be used in combination with other words: ''granman-oso'' (big man house) is the Presidential Palace of Suriname, Presidential Palace. Government The paramount chief of a tribe is the granman. Below the granman are the ''kabitens'' (captains) followed by the ''basiyas'' (aldermen). The ''stam lanti'' consists of all the ''kabitens'' and ''basiyas'' ...
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Gazon Matodya
Gazon Matodya (c. 1920 – 1 December 2011)"Paramount chief of Ndyuka nation passes at 91"
''Abeng Central'', Accessed 22 November 2012.
was of the Okanisi or Ndyuka people of , South America, one of six s in the area. He lived in

Asidonhopo
Asidonhopo is a Saramaka village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Asidonhopo is the residence of the paramount chief or gaanman of the Saramaca. The succession of gaanman Belfon Aboikoni, who died in June 2014, has not been decided as of 2018. There are three candidates, but no agreement between the clans. The decision was forwarded to President Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse (; born 13 October 1945) is a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's ''de facto ..., however he decided that the clans have to reach a compromise themselves. References Populated places in Sipaliwini District Saramaka settlements {{Suriname-geo-stub ...
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Aluku
The Aluku are a Bushinengue ethnic group living mainly on the riverbank in Maripasoula in southwest French Guiana. The group are sometimes called Boni, referring to the 18th-century leader, Bokilifu Boni. History The Aluku are an ethnic group in French Guiana whose people are descended from African slaves who escaped in the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries from the Dutch plantations in what is now known as Suriname. Intermarrying with Native Americans, toward the end of the eighteenth century, they initially settled east of the Cottica River in what is nowadays the Marowijne District in Suriname. They were initially called Cottica-Maroons. Boni Wars In 1760, the Ndyuka people who lived nearby, signed a peace treaty with the colonists offering them territorial autonomy. The Aluku also desired a peace treaty, however the Society of Suriname, started a war against them In 1768, the first village was discovered and destroyed. In 1770, two other Maroon groups join ...
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Diitabiki
Diitabiki (Sranan Tongo: ''Dritabiki'', Dutch: ''Drietabbetje'') is a Ndyuka village in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname. Diitabiki is the residence of the gaanman of the Ndyuka people, since 1950, and the location of the oracle. Name Both the Ndyuka and Sranan Tongo name for the village translates to "three islands," with the word ''tabiki'' meaning "island" in both languages. While ''drie'' indeed also translates as "three" in the Dutch language, the word ''tabbetje'' is a homophonic translation of the Ndyuka word. History The Ndyuka people are of African descent, and were shipped as slaves to Suriname in the 17-18th century to work on Dutch-owned colonial plantations. The escaped slaves moved into the rainforest, and banded together. There were frequent clashes between the colonists and the Ndyuka, however in 1760, a peace treaty was signed granting the Ndyuka autonomy. From 1761 onwards, the Ndyuka gradually moved southwards in order to protected themselves from the co ...
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Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 60036342 Portret Van Granman Atudendu Van De S
The Tropenmuseum ( en, Museum of the Tropics) is an ethnographic museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1864. One of the largest museums in Amsterdam, the museum accommodates eight permanent exhibitions and an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions, including modern and traditional visual arts and photographic works. The Tropenmuseum is part of the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen (Museum of World Cultures), a combination of three ethnographic museums in the Netherlands. History Frederick van Eeden, father of the writer Frederik van Eeden, and secretary of the ''Maatschappij ter bevordering van Nijverheid'' ( en, Society for the Promotion of Industry) established the ''Koloniaal Museum'' ( en, Colonial Museum) in Haarlem in 1864, and opened the museum to the public in 1871. The museum was founded in order to show Dutch overseas possessions, and the inhabitants of these foreign countries, such as Indonesia. In 1871 the institute began research to increase profit ...
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Tropenmuseum Royal Tropical Institute Objectnumber 10019044 Groepsportret Van Granman Amakti Met
The Tropenmuseum ( en, Museum of the Tropics) is an ethnographic museum located in Amsterdam, Netherlands, founded in 1864. One of the largest museums in Amsterdam, the museum accommodates eight permanent exhibitions and an ongoing series of temporary exhibitions, including modern and traditional visual arts and photographic works. The Tropenmuseum is part of the Nationaal Museum van Wereldculturen (Museum of World Cultures), a combination of three ethnographic museums in the Netherlands. History Frederick van Eeden, father of the writer Frederik van Eeden, and secretary of the ''Maatschappij ter bevordering van Nijverheid'' ( en, Society for the Promotion of Industry) established the ''Koloniaal Museum'' ( en, Colonial Museum) in Haarlem in 1864, and opened the museum to the public in 1871. The museum was founded in order to show Dutch overseas possessions, and the inhabitants of these foreign countries, such as Indonesia. In 1871 the institute began research to increase profit ...
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Belfon Aboikoni
Belfon Aboikoni (31 January 1938 – 24 June 2014) was granman of the Saramaka maroons in Suriname. Aboikoni was sworn in as chief of the Saramaka, one of Suriname's Maroon peoples, in October 2005 at the age of 65. He succeeded the late chief Songo Aboikoni who died two years earlier. Belfon Aboikoni focused on land rights during his time as chief. Biography Aboikoni was born on 31 January 1938 in Dangogo. Aboikoni was well-disposed to the Netherlands and had portraits of Dutch Queens in his residence. His appointment as granman was accomplished by the government, which was contrary to the tradition of the Saramaka community. The appointment therefore led to disagreement and degenerated in March 2006 in his abduction for a few days by his own family members. Aboikoni remained in 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 roug ...
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Bono Velanti
Bono Velanti (3 August 1945) is the current Gaanman of the Ndyuka nation of Suriname. Bono Velanti was elected to succeed the late Gazon Matodya Gazon Matodya (c. 1920 – 1 December 2011)
as Gaanman in 2015 and was subsequently sworn in by President Desi Bouterse of Suriname on 3 February 2016.


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Bono Velantie
Bono Velanti (3 August 1945) is the current Gaanman of the Ndyuka nation of Suriname. Bono Velanti was elected to succeed the late Gazon Matodya as Gaanman in 2015 and was subsequently sworn in by President Desi Bouterse of 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 ... on 3 February 2016. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Velanti, Bono 1945 births Ndyuka people Surinamese Maroons Granman People from Sipaliwini District Living people ...
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Juliana Of The Netherlands
Juliana (; Juliana Louise Emma Marie Wilhelmina; 30 April 1909 – 20 March 2004) was Queen of the Netherlands from 1948 until her abdication in 1980. Juliana was the only child of Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. She received a private education and studied international law at the University of Leiden. In 1937, she married Prince Bernhard of Lippe-Biesterfeld with whom she had four daughters: Beatrix, Irene, Margriet, and Christina. During the German invasion of the Netherlands in the Second World War, the royal family was evacuated to the United Kingdom. Juliana then relocated to Canada with her children, while Wilhelmina and Bernhard remained in Britain. The royal family returned to the Netherlands after its liberation in 1945. Due to Wilhelmina's failing health, Juliana took over royal duties briefly in 1947 and 1948. In September 1948 Wilhelmina abdicated and Juliana ascended to the Dutch throne. Her reign saw the decolonization and independe ...
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Henry Lucien De Vries
Henry Lucien de Vries (12 December 1909 – 6 April 1987) was a Surinamese politician and entrepreneur. De Vries was born in Paramaribo. He studied economics at the Netherlands School of Economics and law at the University of Amsterdam. He was also trained as an officer at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst. In 1946, he joined De Surinaamsche Bank, where he became a member of the management board. He served as the Chairman of the Estates of Suriname from 1947 to 1949. Raymond Pos was initially nominated as Governor of Suriname, however he died on 5 November 1964. De Vries was Governor of Suriname from 1965 to 1968.Mr.Drs. H.L. (Hein) de Vries
''Parlement & Politiek''. Retrieved on 6 November 2015. He was the half-brother of the artist

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 ...
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