Pretaap Radhakishun

Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran Radhakishun (also known as Pretaap Radhakishun; 3 September 1934 – 6 January 2001)[1] was a Surinamese politician. He was Prime Minister of Suriname from July 1986 to April 1987, and Vice President of Suriname from September 1996 to August 2000.

Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran Radhakishun
4th Vice President of Suriname
In office 15 September 1996 – 12 August 2000
President	Jules Wijdenbosch
Preceded by	Jules Ajodhia
Succeeded by	Jules Ajodhia
6th Prime Minister of Suriname
In office 17 July 1986 – 7 April 1987
President	Fred Ramdat Misier
Preceded by	Wim Udenhout
Succeeded by	Jules Wijdenbosch
Personal details
Born	Pretaapnarian Shawh Radhecheran Radhakishun 3 September 1934 Paramaribo, Colony of Suriname
Died	6 January 2001(2001-01-06) (aged 66)
Nationality	Surinamese
Political party	BVD (1996-2001)
Other political affiliations	VHP (Before 1996)

Early Life

Radhakishun was born on September 3, 1934 in Paramaribo. In September 1953, he moved to Leiden.[2] Radhakishun earned a cand. in mathematics and physics in 1958,[3] and a doctorandus in chemistry in 1962,[4] both from Leiden University.

Prime Minister

Radhakishun was a businessman and vice-president of the Surinamese Business Association (VSB).[5] As a member of the VHP, he was chosen to succeed Wim Udenhout as Prime Minister of Suriname. His power was limited by the influence of the National Military Council of Suriname. [6]

Vice President

During the first term of the New Front government, Radhakishun became a critic of the coalition's power-sharing arrangements.[7] After the elections in 1996, Radhakishun joined a group of VHP members in breaking away from the party leadership and supporting NDP member Jules Wijdenbosch for president. This group then joined the new government as the BVD.[8] Radhakishun served as Vice President from 15 September 1996 to 12 August 2000 in the cabinet of President Jules Wijdenbosch.[9][10] Radhakishun and Wijdenbosch were defeated in the 2000 general elections by Ronald Venetiaan and the New Front. Venetiaan accused both Wijdenbosch and Radhakishun of mishandling government funds after the elections.

References

1. "Surinaams kabinet officieel begonnen". Leidsch Dagblad (in Dutch). 17 July 1986. p. 7.
2. "Gevestigde en vertrokken personen in en uit Leiden". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 7 September 1953. p. 3.
3. "Leidse Universiteit". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 19 November 1958. p. 2.
4. "Leidse Universiteit". Leidse Courant (in Dutch). 5 July 1962. p. 2.
5. "P. Radhakishun wordt premier van Suriname". De Volkskrant via kb.nl (in Dutch). 16 July 1986. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
6. Janssen, Roger (2011). In Search of a Path: An Analysis of the Foreign Policy of Suriname from 1975 to 1991. Leiden: Brill. ISBN 978-90-04-25367-4. JSTOR 10.1163/j.ctt1w8h0wm.
7. "Breuk in beoogde regeringspartij VHP in Suriname". NRC Handelsblad (in Dutch). 5 August 1996. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
8. "BVD: Basispartij voor Vernieuwing en Democratie". NOS Nieuws (in Dutch). 26 March 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
9. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2018-05-21. Retrieved 2018-05-20.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
10. Suriname. "Suriname - Paramaribo". www.suriname.nu.

Political offices
Preceded by Willem Alfred Udenhout	Prime Minister of Suriname 1986–1987	Succeeded by Jules Wijdenbosch
Preceded by Jules Ajodhia	Vice President of Suriname 1996–2000	Succeeded by Jules Ajodhia