Caprino Alendy (24 October 1952 – 6 November 2020) was a Surinamese politician and chairperson of

Brotherhood and Unity in Politics Brotherhood and Unity in Politics (, BEP) is a political party in Suriname founded on 29 April 1973. History It was originally founded as the Bush Negro Unity Party () to represent the Maroon community in interior areas of the country and was re ...

(BEP) from 1987 until 2012. Alendy was vice chairperson of the

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between 2005 and 2010.

Biography

Alendy was born on 24 October 1952 in Benanoe, Sipaliwini. He was a teacher by profession and was the president of the

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(junior high school) in Latour, Paramaribo. In 1977, Alendy joined the

, and was elected chairperson in 1987. That year, the party did not participate in the

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, because the

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made it difficult to access their members in the

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. In 1991, BEP participated in the

as part of the

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, and Alendy was elected to the

. In 2005, he was elected vice chairperson of the National Assembly, and served until 2010. In 2012, there was an internal struggle within the party. It was part of the

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parties, but wanted to leave the alliance. Deputies Diana Pokie and Waldie Adjaiso opposed the suggestion, causing a split within the party. In April 2012, BEP refused to support the

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which would grant immunity to the suspects in the

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, including

Dési Bouterse Desiré Delano Bouterse (; 13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024De Ware Tijd‘Bouterse maandagavond overleden’ 27 december 2024 StarnieuwsAmbassades tekenen condoleanceregister in Ocer 27 december 2024 ) was a Surinamese military officer, poli ...

. In May 2012, the two ministers of the BEP were dismissed by Bouterse. On 29 September 2012, Alendy stepped down as chairperson, and was elected as his replacement. Alendy was later awarded the honorary presidency of the BEP. On 6 November 2020, Alendy died from COVID-19 at the age of 68.

References

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