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History of Suriname

Events in the year 2020 in Suriname.

## Incumbents

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Chan Santokhi, new president from 16 July.

* President: Dési Bouterse (until 16 July); Chan Santokhi (from 16 July)
* Vice President: Ashwin Adhin (until 16 July); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 16 July)
* Speaker: Jennifer Simons (until 28 June); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 29 June to 14 July); Marinus Bee (from 14 July)

## Events

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* 25 May – 2020 Surinamese general election
* 16 July – Chan Santokhi takes over as president.

## Deaths

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Emile Wijntuin Jules Sedney

* 3 April – Hans Prade, diplomat, (b. 1938).[1]
* 10 April – Bas Mulder, priest (b. 1931).[2]
* 12 April – Kishen Bholasing, singer (b. 1984).[3]
* 22 April – Rinaldo Entingh, footballer and entrepreneur (b. 1955/1956).[4]
* 7 May – Emile Wijntuin, politician (b. 1924).[5]
* 11 May – Ietje Paalman-de Miranda, Surinamese born Dutch mathematician (b. 1936).[6]
* 18 June – Jules Sedney, economist and politician (b. 1922).[7]
* 18 August – Soeki Irodikromo, 75, Surinamese painter.[8]

## References

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1. ^ "Oud-voorzitter Rekenkamer Suriname Hans Prade overleden". waterkant.net (in Dutch). 3 April 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
2. ^ “Bas Mulder”, een voorbeeld… (in Dutch)
3. ^ Kishen Bholasing verruilt het tijdelijke voor het eeuwige (in Dutch)
4. ^ Oud-voetballer Entingh 20ste verkeersdode (in Dutch)
5. ^ Oud-parlementsvoorzitter Emile Wijntuin overleden (in Dutch)
6. ^ Necrologie - “Ze hield zielsveel van zuivere wiskunde" (in Dutch)
7. ^ Oud-premier Jules Sedney overleden Archived 2020-06-19 at the Wayback Machine (in Dutch)
8. ^ Kunstenaar Soeki Irodikromo overleden (in Dutch)

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