Ramsewak Shankar was born on 6 November 1937 and is a Surinamese politician who was the 4th President of Suriname, serving from 1988 to 1990.
10 Facts About Ramsewak Shankar
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Ramsewak Shankar's government was overthrown by Desi Bouterse leading a bloodless military coup.
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Ramsewak Shankar is a member of the large ethnic South Asian community in Suriname.
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Ramsewak Shankar had studied at Wageningen University in the Netherlands.
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Ramsewak Shankar was elected as president by the National Assembly after a parliamentary election was held in November 1987.
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Ramsewak Shankar was a former agriculture minister and succeeded Ramdat Misier as the President of Suriname.
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Ramsewak Shankar agreed to pardon the Maroons who had been waging the civil war against the military in an effort to preserve their autonomy within their traditional territory in the rain forest.
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Ramsewak Shankar discussed the possibility of their members keeping their arms in the interior.
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In December 1990 both Bouterse and Ramsewak Shankar were on an international trip, and made a stop over in Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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Bouterse was not allowed to leave the security area by the Dutch military police while Ramsewak Shankar could pass, and received full access to the gathered press.