Emile Wijntuin
Surinamese politician (1924-2020)
Emile Linus Alfred Wijntuin (22 September 1924 – 7 May 2020[1]) was a Surinamese politician. He was the Chairman of the National Assembly of Suriname from 1975 until the aftermath of the 1980 Surinamese coup d'état.[2][3] Wijntuin was a member of the Progressive Surinamese People's Party. He was born in the Coronie District.[4] He was the Chairman of the Staten of Suriname from 1973 to 1975.[2]
Wijntuin died on 7 May 2020 at the age of 95.[1]
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Marica: Suriname heeft grote zoon verloren". Suriname Herald (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "De Nationale Assemblée: Lijst van Oud-Voorzitters" (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ↑ "The Year of the Sergeants" by Edward Dew in the Caribbean Review
- ↑ "Emile Wijntuin viert 90ste verjaardag" (in Dutch). Suriname Herald. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2020.