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Jules Wijdenbosch

1942 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jules Wijdenbosch has received more than 77,349 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). Jules Wijdenbosch is the 9,981st most popular politician (down from 9,626th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Suriname and the 5th most popular Surinamer Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 9,981 out of 15,577Before him are Ferenc Nagy, Eadgifu of Wessex, Phraates I, Paul Vanden Boeynants, Ebbe Schwartz, and Mustafa Al-Kadhimi. After him are Arseniy Yatsenyuk, Minjung of Goguryeo, Christoph Blocher, Peter II of Cyprus, Estrid of the Obotrites, and Chung Sye-kyun.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 257Before him are Ludmila Savelyeva, Ian Dury, John Thaw, Ana Blandiana, Guy Edwards, and Jean-Luc Ponty. After him are Alan Price, Tariq al-Hashimi, Anatoly Berezovoy, Rinus Israël, Radu Vasile, and Ichirō Ozawa.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 7 out of 31Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Edgar Davids (1973), Clarence Seedorf (1976), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), and Johan Ferrier (1910). After him are Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Aron Winter (1967), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), Henck Arron (1936), and Ramsewak Shankar (1937).

Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 5Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), and Johan Ferrier (1910). After him are Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), Henck Arron (1936), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).