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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 84,807 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Jules Wijdenbosch is the 8,535th most popular politician (up from 9,953rd 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 8,535 out of 19,576. Before him are Aharon Barak, Andrea Contarini, Pierre Fournier, Arvid Horn, Herman III, Margrave of Baden, and Johannes Vares. After him are Mirko Cvetković, Bohemond V of Antioch, Petar Stoyanov, Ambaghai, Nikita Ivanovich Panin, and Antoni Radziwiłł.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 202. Before him are Nicole Fontaine, Petar Nadoveza, Richard Bohringer, Gemma Jones, Óscar Rodríguez Maradiaga, and Nguyễn Minh Triết. After him are Henri Pescarolo, Ian Callaghan, Irina Miroshnichenko, Terry Bisson, Leo Nucci, and Vyacheslav Zudov.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Jules Wijdenbosch ranks 7 out of 33. Before him are Dési Bouterse (1945), Clarence Seedorf (1976), Edgar Davids (1973), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), and Johan Ferrier (1910). After him are Aron Winter (1967), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), Johan Kraag (1913), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), and Henny Meijer (1962).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

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

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