Alejandro Felipe Paula

Alejandro Felipe Paula also known as Jandi Paula (May 2, 1937 – Aug 13, 2018) was a Curaçaoan academic, historian and politician. He served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from 28 December 1993 to 31 March 1994. Paula was director of the National Archive of the Netherlands Antilles between 1969 and 1989. He also was a professor and rector at the University of the Netherlands Antilles in the 1990s.

Alejandro Felipe Paula
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
In office 28 December 1993 – 31 March 1994
Monarch	Beatrix
Governor	Jaime Saleh
Preceded by	Suzanne Camelia-Römer
Succeeded by	Miguel Pourier
Personal details
Born	(1937-05-02)May 2, 1937 Curaçao
Died	August 13, 2018(2018-08-13) (aged 81)
Nationality	Dutch

Career

Paula was born on Curaçao on 2 May 1937.[1] He was partially schooled in Trinidad and Tobago.[2] Paula later studied in the Netherlands, the Dominican Republic and Italy. After the 1969 Curaçao uprising Paula served on the Rebuilding commission and the investigationary commission. He served as chair of the latter commission but resigned after being threatened.[3]

Paula served as director of the National Archive of the Netherlands Antilles between 1969 and 1989.[4] Paula was a lecturer, and later professor, of sociology, philosophy and human rights at the University of the Netherlands Antilles from 1990 to 2000. In his last three years he served as rector magnificus.[4]

On 19 November 1993 a Curaçao status referendum was held. With the outcome in opposition to what she had campaigned for, Prime Minister Maria Liberia Peters resigned. She was succeeded by Suzanne Camelia-Römer. Paula was appointed as formateur by Governor of the Netherlands Antilles, Jaime Saleh. He managed to form a coalition government which would rule until a government would be formed after the February 1994 general election.[5][6] Paula himself served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles. His government was sworn in on 28 December 1993.[7] He was succeeded when the government of Miguel Pourier was installed on 31 March 1994.[8]

Personal life

Paula married a woman from Trinidad in 1966. The couple has two children.[3] In 2011 the Peter Stuyvesant College was renamed in Paula's honour.[4] Paula died on August 13, 2018 due to health complications.

Works

• Slavery in a Nutshell (1987)
• Hoofdmomenten uit de staatkundige ontwikkeling van de Nederlandse Antillen (1989)
• 1795: De slavenopstand op Curaçao (1994)
• The Cry of My Life (2005)

References

1. "Alejandro "Jandie" Paula". Scribd. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
2. Sharlon Monart (18 March 2011). "Nieuwe naam Peter Stuyvesant College bekend". Wereldomroep. Archived from the original on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. Gert Oostindie (1999). Curaçao, 30 mei 1969: verhalen over de revolte. Amsterdam University Press. pp. 94–. ISBN 978-90-5356-372-4.
4. Leoni Leidel-Schenk (18 March 2011). "Alejandro Paula zeer vereerd" (in Dutch). Versgeperst.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-20. Retrieved 14 November 2016.
5. Taylor & Francis Group (2004). The Europa World Year: Kazakhstan – Zimbabwe. Taylor & Francis. pp. 3099–. ISBN 978-1-85743-255-8.
6. Maria Liberia Peters (30 March 2011). "To set the record straight" (in Dutch). Antilliaans Dagblad. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
7. "Interim-kabinet op Antillen" (in Dutch). NRC Handelsblad. 27 December 1993. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
8. Arthur S. Banks; Thomas C. Muller, eds. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 660–. ISBN 978-1-349-14951-3.

Political offices
Preceded by Susanne Camelia-Römer	Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles 1993 — 1994	Succeeded by Miguel Arcangel Pourier