Johan Adolf Pengel
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Johan Adolf Pengel was a Suriname
se politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from June 1963 to 5 March 1969 for the NPS
.
He started as leader of the Suriname trade union workers and then in the National Party of Suriname
he became one of the most influential politician in Suriname at that time
He performed a fraternization policy with Lachmon
, the president of the VHP
, the largest Hindu party, easing to both the groups to understand each other.
Under Pengel government the Surinamese infrastructures strongly developed. Roads constructed and existing infrastructure was strongly improved, including two new hospitals. (The University Hospital and Diakonessenhuis) .
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
se politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from June 1963 to 5 March 1969 for the NPS
National Party of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
.
He started as leader of the Suriname trade union workers and then in the National Party of Suriname
National Party of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and currently led by Ronald Venetiaan....
he became one of the most influential politician in Suriname at that time
He performed a fraternization policy with Lachmon
Jagernath Lachmon
Jagernath Lachmon, also Jaggernath Lachmon, was a Surinamese politician of Indian descent. He was one of the founders of the Progressive Reform Party, a Hindustani party founded in 1947 of which he served a long period as President.-Biography:Lachmon was born in Corantijnpolder in the district of...
, the president of the VHP
Progressive Reform Party (Suriname)
The Progressive Reform Party is a Hindustani political party in Suriname.At the last legislative elections , the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 31.6% of the popular vote and 14 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly...
, the largest Hindu party, easing to both the groups to understand each other.
Under Pengel government the Surinamese infrastructures strongly developed. Roads constructed and existing infrastructure was strongly improved, including two new hospitals. (The University Hospital and Diakonessenhuis) .