Ramsewak Shankar
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Ramsewak Shankar is a Suriname
se politician who was the 4th President of Suriname
from 1988 to 1990. He was previously Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971.
He was elected as President by the National Assembly after a parliamentary election
was held in November 1987 following the adoption of a new constitution by the ruling
military regime. Ramsewak Shankar was a former agriculture minister and succeeded
Ramdat Misier as the President of Suriname.
In 1989 he agreed on pardoning the maroons, or bush negroes, and the possibility of their
members keeping their arms when moving within the rain forest. Dési Bouterse
and the National Democratic Party
opposed the agreement, calling it a violation of the constitution and saying that this would lead to legalizing an independent military force.
In 1990, Shankar was ousted in a bloodless military coup (known as the "Telephone coup")
led by Bouterse, and a military backed government was installed with Ivan Graanoogst and later Johan Kraag as the
new president.
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 who was the 4th President of Suriname
President of Suriname
The President of the Republic of Suriname is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state, head of government, and commander-in-chief of Suriname....
from 1988 to 1990. He was previously Agriculture & Fisheries Minister from 1969 to 1971.
He was elected as President by the National Assembly after a parliamentary election
was held in November 1987 following the adoption of a new constitution by the ruling
military regime. Ramsewak Shankar was a former agriculture minister and succeeded
Ramdat Misier as the President of Suriname.
In 1989 he agreed on pardoning the maroons, or bush negroes, and the possibility of their
members keeping their arms when moving within the rain forest. Dési Bouterse
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse is the 9th and current President of Suriname.As an army officer, he was the de facto leader of Suriname through most of the 1980s, serving as Chairman of the National Military Council...
and the National Democratic Party
National Democratic Party (Suriname)
The National Democratic Party is a political party in Suriname. It was founded in 1987 shortly before the downfall of military dictator Dési Bouterse....
opposed the agreement, calling it a violation of the constitution and saying that this would lead to legalizing an independent military force.
In 1990, Shankar was ousted in a bloodless military coup (known as the "Telephone coup")
led by Bouterse, and a military backed government was installed with Ivan Graanoogst and later Johan Kraag as the
new president.