Jules Wijdenbosch

Jules Wijdenbosch

7th President of Suriname
In office 15 September 1996 – 12 August 2000
Vice President	Pretaap Radhakishun
Preceded by	Ronald Venetiaan
Succeeded by	Ronald Venetiaan
2nd Vice President of Suriname
In office 7 January 1991 – 16 September 1991
President	Johan Kraag
Preceded by	Henck Arron
Succeeded by	Jules Ajodhia
Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 7 April 1987 – 26 January 1988
President	Fred Ramdat Misier
Preceded by	Pretaap Radhakishun
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (1941-05-02) 2 May 1941 Paramaribo, Surinam
Political party	National Democratic Party

Jules Albert Wijdenbosch (born 2 May 1941 in Paramaribo) is a Surinamese politician who was President of Suriname from 1996 to 2000. He was a member of the National Democratic Party, which held absolute power in Suriname during the 1980s. He was Prime Minister from April 1987 until January 1988, Vice President from January 1991 until September 1991, and President from September 1996 until August 2000.^[1] He is now the leader of Democratic National Platform 2000. He left a bridge bearing his name.

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Political offices
Preceded by Pretaap Radhakishun	Prime Minister of Suriname 1987–1988	Succeeded by Position abolished
Preceded by Henck Arron	Vice President of Suriname 1991	Succeeded by Jules Ajodhia
Preceded by Ronald Venetiaan	President of Suriname 1996–2000	Succeeded by Ronald Venetiaan

Presidents of Suriname

	Johan Ferrier Hendrick Chin A Sen Fred Ramdat Misier Ramsewak Shankar Ivan Graanoogst* Johan Kraag Ronald Venetiaan Jules Wijdenbosch Ronald Venetiaan Dési Bouterse

* denotes interim presidents

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 215390770 GND: 173551068

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