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| 8th Vice President of Suriname | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 16 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| President | Chan Santokhi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Ashwin Adhin | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 29 June 2020 – 14 July 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Jennifer Simons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Marinus Bee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of the National Assembly | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Marowijne District | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader of the General Liberation and Development Party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 11 February 1990 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Party established | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 7 March 1961 Moiwana, Suriname[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | General Liberation and Development Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Beatrix Esajas (divorced) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Domestic partner | Adolfina 'Fine' Cairo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | Damian, Elton, Pascal,[3] and Yoni | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Clyde and Steven (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | The National Assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ronnie Brunswijk (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈrɔni ˈbrʏnsʋɛik]; born 7 March 1961) is a Surinamese politician, businessman, former rebel leader, footballer and convicted drug trafficker,[4] who is serving as the current Vice President of Suriname.
Brunswijk served as the personal bodyguard of military dictator Dési Bouterse in the early 1980s, but was discharged after asking for a raise, and denied back pay.[2] In 1985, he formed the Surinamese Liberation Army, better known as the Jungle Commando. Brunswijk sought to gain recognition and rights for the Maroon minority of the interior, descendants of runaway African slaves who had established independent communities in the 17th and 18th centuries.[5][1] From 1986, his forces fought against the national military under Bouterse in the Surinamese Interior War, a civil war that resulting in hundreds of deaths and more than 10,000 refugees in French Guiana,[6] until a peace treaty was signed in 1992.[7]
Brunswijk remained active in politics, serving as chair of the General Liberation and Development Party (Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij, ABOP), and as a representative in the National Assembly. In addition he is the owner of Marowijne football club Inter Moengotapoe, which he has also appeared for as a player. On 29 June 2020, Brunswijk became Chairperson of the National Assembly of Suriname.[8]
On 13 July, Brunswijk was elected vice-president by acclamation in an uncontested election.[9] He was inaugurated on 16 July.[10]
- ^ a b "Het bloedbad van Moiwana in Suriname". Is Geschiedenis.nl (in Dutch). 29 November 2016. Retrieved 14 May 2020.
- ^ a b Bonno Thoden van Velzen (1988). "De Brunswijk-opstand: Antropologische kanttekeningen bij de Surinaamse burgeroorlog". University of Groningen (in Dutch). Sociologische Gids. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ "Brunswijk: Ik vind het erg dat Elton cocaïne wilde uitvoeren". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 9 July 2020.
- ^ Kurmanaev, Anatoly (8 January 2021). "Guerrilla Leader, Drug Baron, Gold Magnate … and Now Social Reformer?". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "The Ndyuka Treaty Of 1760: A Conversation with Granman Gazon". Cultural Survival. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ^ "Panorama de la population immigrée en Guyane" (PDF). INSEE. Retrieved 2 February 2019.
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chairwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Live blog: Verkiezing president en vicepresident Suriname". De Ware Tijd (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Breaking: Ronnie Brunswijk ingezworen als vicepresident Suriname". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 July 2020.