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Wim Bos Verschuur
Wim Bos Verschuur, born Bernard Willem Hendrik Verschuur (23 May 1904 – 4 January 1985) was a Surinamese politician, activist, artist, and writer. On 30 July 1943, he was arrested and interned for opposing governor Johannes Kielstra; this caused a major scandal in Surinam politics and led to a larger wave of repression against opposition figures. Biography Verschuur was born on 23 May 1904 in Paramaribo, across the street from the Palace of the Governor, as Bernard Willem Hendrik Verschuur. After finishing the MULO, Verschuur went to the Netherlands for an art teacher's degree. In 1933, Verschuur returned to Suriname, and became an art teacher. Verschuur became a chairman of the Surinaamse Arbeiders Federatie (Surinamese Workers Federation). In 1936, he wrote the play ''Woeker'' about the greed of the banks and credit unions. Verschuur was also politically active for home-rule in Suriname. In 1942 he was elected to the Estates of Suriname. Governor Johannes Kielstra had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paramaribo
Paramaribo ( , , ) is the capital city, capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's population. The historic inner city of Paramaribo has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 2002. Name The city is named for the Paramaribo tribe living at the mouth of the Suriname River; the name is from Tupi–Guarani languages, Tupi–Guarani ''para'' "large river" + ''maribo'' "inhabitants". History The name Paramaribo is probably a corruption of the name of a native village, spelled Parmurbo in the earliest Dutch sources. This was the location of the first Dutch settlement, a trading post established by Nicolaes Baliestel and Dirck Claeszoon van Sanen in 1613. English and French traders also tried to establish settlements in Suriname, including a French post established in 1644 near present-day Paramaribo. All earlier settle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quorum
A quorum is the minimum number of members of a group necessary to constitute the group at a meeting. In a deliberative assembly (a body that uses parliamentary procedure, such as a legislature), a quorum is necessary to conduct the business of that group. In contrast, a plenum is a meeting of the full (or rarely nearly full) body. A body, or a meeting or vote of it, is quorate if a quorum is present (or casts valid votes). The term ''quorum'' is from a Middle English wording of the commission formerly issued to justices of the peace, derived from Latin ''quorum'', "of whom", genitive plural of ''qui'', " who". As a result, ''quora'' as plural of ''quorum'' is not a grammatically well-formed Latin-language construction. In modern times a quorum might be defined as the minimum number of voters needed for a valid election. Quorums are often required by traditional handbooks of parliamentary procedure such as Robert's Rules of Order. However, quorums have been criticized by s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 Deaths
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches '' Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopens for the first time since Francisco Franco closed it in 1969. * February 5 – Australia cancels its involv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1904 Births
Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * January 12 – The Herero Wars in German South West Africa begin. * January 17 – Anton Chekhov's last play, ''The Cherry Orchard'' («Вишнëвый сад», ''Vishnevyi sad''), opens at the Moscow Art Theatre directed by Constantin Stanislavski, 6 month's before the author's death. * January 23 – The Ålesund fire destroys most buildings in the town of Ålesund, Norway, leaving about 10,000 people without shelter. * January 25 – Halford Mackinder presents a paper on "The Geographical Pivot of History" to the Royal Geographical Society of London in which he formulates the Heartland Theory, originating the study of geopolitics. February * February 7 – The Great Baltimore Fire in Baltimore, Maryland, destroys over 1,500 build ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 25 June 1958.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won nine of the 21 seats. Results Elected members ;National Party of Suriname (NPS) * Emile Ensberg * Frank Essed * Emile de la Fuente * Johan Kraag * Walter Lim A Po * Johan Adolf Pengel * Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau * Just Rens * Jules Sof ;United Hindustani Party (VHP) * Jagernath Lachmon * Harry Mungra * Harry Radhakishun * Mohamed Islam Ramdjan (Moslimblok) ;Progressive Surinamese People's Party (PSV) * Henk Heidweiller * Emile Wijntuin * Leo Guda * Paul van Philips ;Party for National Unity and Solidarity (KTPI) * Iding Soemita * S. Soedardjo ;Nickerie Independent Party * Dewnarain Poetoe * Johan Somaroe Kolhoe Replacements * Van Philips (PSV) became in 1958 minister and was succeeded by Coen Ooft. * Essed and Ensberg (both NPS) also became minister ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1955 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Suriname on 29 March 1955.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the Unity Front, which won 11 of the 21 seats. Results Elected members ;Unity Front * (SDP) * (PSV) * E.R. Braaf (SDP) * (SDP) * J.A. Emanuels (PSV) * J.J. Emanuelson (PS) * David George Findlay (SDP) * (PS) * (PS) * (SDP) * J.A. Wessels (PSV) ;VHP * Jagernath Lachmon * Harry Radhakishun * Harry Francois Sewberath Misser * * Khemradj Kanhai * Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma ;NPS * * Johan Kraag ;KTPI * * Iding Soemita References {{Surinamese elections Suriname Elections in Suriname General Suriname Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname, is a country in northern South America, also considered as part of the Caribbean and the West Indies. It is a developing country with a Human Development Index, high level of human development; i ... Election and referendum articles wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surinaams Museum
The Surinaams Museum is a museum located at Abraham Crijnssenweg 1 in Fort Zeelandia, Paramaribo, Suriname. Description The Surinaams Museum is located inside Fort Zeelandia, the site where British and Dutch colonists first arrived in Suriname. In 1947, ''Stichting Surinaams Museum'' was founded in order to preserve the cultural heritage of Suriname. In 1952, the first museum opened in the . In 1954, Dirk Geijskes became its first director. In 1972, the museum moved to its current location in Fort Zeelandia. The permanent exhibit spaces include reconstructions of "an old apothecary shop, a cobbler shop and a prison cell in its original state." The museum displays a range of ethnographic and historical objects, including photographs, art, furniture, and textiles from the European, Hindustani, Maroon, Chinese, Javanese, and indigenous Amerindian In the Americas, Indigenous peoples comprise the two continents' pre-Columbian inhabitants, as well as the ethnic groups that id ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Order Of Orange-Nassau
The Order of Orange-Nassau () is a civil and military Dutch order of chivalry founded on 4 April 1892 by the queen regent, Emma of the Netherlands. The order is a chivalric order open to "everyone who has performed acts of special merits for society.” These are people who deserve appreciation and recognition from society for the special way in which they have carried out their activities. Titles, prefixes, or post-nominals are not used in the Netherlands – the only exception being the Military William Order. History In 1841 William II of the Netherlands, as Grand Duke of Luxembourg, created the Order of the Oak Crown. Although this was officially not a Dutch order, honours were regularly conferred on Dutch people. After the death of William III, Luxembourg, according to the Nassau Family Pact, became the domain of the other branch of the House of Nassau. In the Netherlands the need for a third order, beside the Military William Order and Order of the Netherlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1951 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 14 March 1951.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname ** Frederik Lim A Po ** Paul Kolader ** David George Findlay ** Henk van Ommeren ** Johan Adolf Pengel ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius ** Frederick James Alexander Murray ** Johan Kraag ** Stuart Harry Axwijk ** Emanuel Ferdinand Pierau ** James Alexander Mac May ** Huerta Milano Celvius Bergen ** Just Rens *United Hindustani Party **Jagernath Lachmon ** Harry Radhakishun ** Harry Francois Sewberath Misser ** Soekdew Mungra ** Khemradj Kanhai ** Ramkisoen Dewdat Oedayrajsing Varma *Party for National Unity and Solidarity ** Ashruf Karamat Ali ** Iding Soemita Changes * Guno Kletter succeeded Lim A Po after by-election in 1953. * Jules Sof succeeded Murray after by-election in 1954. Reference ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Party Of Suriname
The National Party of Suriname (, NPS) is a political party in Suriname, founded in 1946, and since June 2012 led by Gregory Rusland. For a long time it was the largest ruling party in the country, and it has been in government for a total of over 40 years. Of the 16 general elections held in Suriname, the party or a coalition it was a leading part of finished in first place 11 times. The party tends to be more popular among Afro-Surinamese people, Afro-Surinamese and multiracial people. At the 2005 Surinamese legislative election, 2005 legislative elections, the party was part of the New Front for Democracy and Development that won 41.2% of the popular vote and 23 out of 51 seats in the National Assembly of Suriname, National Assembly. In 1993, Ronald Venetiaan became party leader. Since that time, the NPS witnessed a decline in the elections that followed. In June 2012, Venetiaan stepped down from party leadership. Party elections were held for his successor with Gregory Ruslan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1949 Surinamese General Election
General elections were held in Surinam on 30 May 1949.Dieter Nohlen (2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume I'', p614 The result was a victory for the National Party of Suriname, which won 13 of the 21 seats. Voter turnout was 47.5%.Nohlen, p615 Results Elected members *National Party of Suriname ** Gerard van der Schroeff (Paramaribo) ** Emile de la Fuente (Paramaribo) ** David George Findlay (Paramaribo) ** Percy Wijngaarde (Paramaribo) ** Leo Lauriers (Paramaribo) ** Wim Bos Verschuur (Paramaribo) ** Otto Wong (Paramaribo) ** Rudolf Bernhard William Comvalius (Paramaribo) ** Henk van Ommeren (Paramaribo) ** Johan Adolf Pengel (Paramaribo) ** Paul Kolader (Coronie) ** Jan Raatgever (Marowijne) ** Leo Eliazer (section IV of district Suriname; Paranam Mijnwerkersbond) *United Hindustani Party ** Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (Nickerie) ** Heinrich Wladimir Mohamed Radja (Nickerie) ** Ludwig Sitalsing (Saramacca) ** Hemradj Shriemisier (Saramacca) **Jagernath Lach ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
