Bono Velanti (3 August 1945) is the current
Gaanman of the
Ndyuka nation of
Suriname
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. Bono Velanti was elected to succeed the late
Gazon Matodya as Gaanman in 2015 and was subsequently sworn in by President
Desi Bouterse
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of
Suriname
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on 3 February 2016.
References
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1945 births
Ndyuka people
Surinamese Maroons
Granman
People from Sipaliwini District
Living people