Sewraam Rambaran Mishre (14 March 1915 – 15 February 1964) was a

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se physician and politician who served as the

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from 30 June 1963 until his death.

Biography

Rambaran Mishre was born on 14 March 1915 in

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. He studied at the Geneeskundige School, a free non-academic medical school,. In 1952, he went to the

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, and graduated

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with a specialisation in

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in 1957. Rambaran Mishre was active in politics for the United Hindu Party (later renamed Progressive Reform Party). In 1944, he was appointed to the

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by Governor Johannes Brons. In

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, he was first elected to the Estates. In 1958, Rambaran Mishre became Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries in the Emanuels cabinet. In 1963, he became

in the Pengel cabinet. He was also appointed Minister of Justice and Police and would retain Agriculture and Fisheries. Rambaran Mishre died in office on 15 February 1964, at the age of 48.

References

1921 births 1990 deaths People from Nickerie District Progressive Reform Party (Suriname) politicians Deputy prime ministers of Suriname Government ministers of Suriname Surinamese physicians Utrecht University alumni Surinamese politicians of Indian descent {{Suriname-politician-stub