16 Facts About Jules Sedney

Jules Sedney was a Surinamese politician, and Prime Minister of Suriname from 20 November 1969 to 24 December 1973.

In 1939, Sedney was certified as a classroom assistant, and began working.

Jules Sedney passed the customs officer certification exam in 1942 and became a customs officer in Paramaribo.

In 1948, Jules Sedney left for Amsterdam to study economics at the University of Amsterdam.

Jules Sedney obtained his doctorate in economic sciences in 1955 at the University of Amsterdam.

In 1958, Jules Sedney became Minister of Finance for the NPS.

Jules Sedney later joined the breakaway Progressive National Party founded by Just Rens.

In 1961, Jules Sedney argued for the creation of a scientific institute in Suriname, which later developed into the University of Suriname.

From 1969 to 1973, Jules Sedney served as Prime Minister of Suriname.

Jules Sedney led a multi-ethnic government that he believed to have the checks and balances necessary to grow the Surinamese economy.

In 1969, Jules Sedney embarked on the first steps towards the independence of Suriname: he proposed a Koninkrijkscommissie which would set the path towards independence.

However, Jules Sedney later became a vocal critic of the same commission, arguing that the Dutch PvdA was acting in undue haste.

In 1980, Jules Sedney became the governor of the Central Bank of Suriname.

Jules Sedney's citizenship was revoked on 21 July 1983 after he testified in a Dutch court against Henk Herrenberg, the Surinamese ambassador to the Netherlands.

Jules Sedney was allowed to return to Suriname in 1989.

Jules Sedney had been hospitalized just prior to his death.