Emile Wijntuin
Emile Wijntuin | |
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 Emile Wijntuin in 1975 | |
| Born | Emile Linus Alfred Wijntuin 22 September 1924 |
| Died | 7 May 2020 (aged 95) Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Nationality (legal) | Suriname |
| Occupations | Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname |
Emile Linus Alfred Wijntuin (22 September 1924 – 7 May 2020)[1] was a Surinamese politician who served as Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname from 1975 until the aftermath of the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état.[2][3] Wijntuin was a member of the Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV).
Wijntuin was born in the Coronie District.[4] Wijntuin joined the PSV shortly after its foundation. From 1958 to 1967 and 1968 to 1980, he was a member of the National Assembly.[5] He served as the Chairman of the Estates of Suriname from 1973 to 1975.[2]
After the 1980 coup d'etat, Wijntuin was placed under house arrest.[6] In 1982, he left Suriname, and lived in diaspora in the Netherlands. Wijntuin returned after the restoration of democracy in 1991, but refrained from politics, and started to focus on writing books.[5] In 1994, he published his biography Reflekties uit een politiek verleden.[5] Wijntuin died on 7 May 2020 at the age of 95.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Marica: Suriname heeft grote zoon verloren". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ a b "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "The Year of the Sergeants" by Edward Dew in the Caribbean Review
- ^ "Emile Wijntuin viert 90ste verjaardag" (in Dutch). Suriname Herald. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b c "OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis. Jaargang 14". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1975. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
- ^ "In memoriam: Emile Linus Alfred Wijntuin". Werkgroup Caraïbische Letteren (in Dutch). Retrieved 27 May 2020.
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