Ivan Graanoogst is a

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se soldier and politician. He was the acting military ruler of Suriname from 24 December 1990 to 29 December 1990, after a

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overthrew the democratic government of President

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Biography

Graanoogst was a lieutenant in Suriname, when the country was under the power of the military regime. At the end of 1980, he succeeded Badrissein Sital as chairman of the

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. In 1982, he became Minister of Culture, Youth, Sport and Information and then Minister of Army and Police. On December 22, 1990,

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resigned as commander of the army, because of the growing disagreement between him and President

. Bouterse was against Shankar's policy to develop relations with the

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government. He also felt that Shankar did not defend him enough, when he was blocked at the

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by the Dutch police as he tried to speak to the present Surinamese people. Graanoogst replaced him as commander of the army. Two days after Bouterse's resignation, Shankar's government was overthrown in a

by Graanoogst and Bouterse, known as the Telephone Coup. Graanoogst ruled temporarily for five days, up to 29 December 1990, when the National Military Council decided to hand over power to

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/ref> Afterwards, Graanoogst was the Acting Commander of the Army again from 3 December 1992 to 15 May 1993. From 1996 to 2000, Graanoogst was director of the cabinet of President

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. In August 2010, when Desi Bouterse became the President of Suriname, he appointed Graanoogst as Secretary of the cabinet.

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