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16-479: A journey from Paramaribo to the airport used to take 1.5 to 2 hours. It is hoped that with the new highway, the travel time can be reduced to one hour. Construction of the road started in November 2017. The highway was named after President Dési Bouterse . The project had cost $ 60 million. The speed limit will be 80 km/h, and cameras will be placed on the road. The motorway begins on an at grade intersection with

32-649: A cabinet . The current president is Chan Santokhi , a former chief of police. He is affiliated with the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). Santokhi was elected on 13 July 2020 as president by acclamation in an uncontested election , and inaugurated on 16 July on the Onafhankelijkheidsplein in Paramaribo in a ceremony without the public presence due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The office of president

48-564: A coup d'état . From then until 1988, the presidents were essentially army-installed puppets of army commander Dési Bouterse , who ruled as a de facto military dictator with few practical checks on his power . Bouterse allowed multiparty elections in 1987 , shortly after the current constitution was approved in a referendum . The presidency became an executive post, with duties and responsibilities similar to those of presidents in semi-presidential republics . On 24 December 1990, two days after Bouterse's resignation as army commander ,

64-554: A vice president are elected by no less than a two-thirds supermajority of members in the National Assembly to a five-year mandate and are accountable to the Assembly. During their time in office, the president must forfeit any additional posts in politics or business. A candidate must be a Surinamese national (resident in the country for at least six years) who is at least 30 years of age. A candidate must win at least two-thirds of

80-786: The Avobakaweg leading to Paramaribo and Brokopondo , cross the Para Creek which flows into the Suriname River using the Hanover bridge, and end on an at grade intersection with the John F. Kennedyweg, located near the airport and giving access to the Southern East-West Link , thus avoiding the built-up areas of Lelydorp and Onverwacht . The road has 2x2 lanes without a hard shoulder over its entire length, and has no exits. The total length of

96-659: The Telephone Coup ( Dutch : De Telefooncoup ), was a military coup in Suriname on 24 December 1990. The coup was carried out by the acting commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL), Police Chief Ivan Graanoogst . As a result of the coup, President Ramsewak Shankar was dismissed from power, and parliament and government were disbanded. On 25 February 1980, a military coup d'état occurred in Suriname that

112-473: The 1980 coup, was appointed prime minister. Tension between the government and the SNL was growing. On 22 December 1990, Bouterse resigned as commander-in-chief and stated that he could not fulfill the role of a clown who "does not have pride and dignity." He was temporarily succeeded by Graanoogst. On 24 December 1990, around midnight Suriname Time ( UTC−03:00 ), Graanoogst told President Shankar by telephone that he

128-401: The army called president Ramsewak Shankar to inform him that he and his cabinet were removed from office, in another coup d'état ; police chief and acting army commander Ivan Graanoogst was appointed acting president. On 27 December 1990, Johannes Kraag became the president. The army returned power to civilians in 1991, and the president has been freely elected ever since. The president and

144-510: The constitution and hold an election if he remained the head of the SNL. However, in the November 1987 general election , his National Democratic Party received only 3 of 51 seats in the National Assembly, and the opposition received 40. The presidential election, held on 25 January 1988, was won by Ramsewak Shankar , who was disliked by the SNL, and Henck Arron , who was overthrown during

160-559: The highway is 9.6 kilometers. This Suriname -related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . President of Suriname The president of the Republic of Suriname ( Dutch : President van de Republiek Suriname ) is, in accordance with the Constitution of 1987, the head of state and head of government of Suriname , and commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL). The president also appoints

176-522: The inauguration of President Ronald Venetiaan in 1991 did relations between Suriname and the Netherlands improve significantly. Because the international community perceived the coup negatively, the SNL was forced under international pressure to hold the May 1991 general election with the participation of international observers. Less than a year later, Lieutenant Colonel Bouterse again transferred power to

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192-469: The ratification of the National Assembly. He concludes foreign treaties and agreements, again with the assent of the Assembly. He also exercises ceremonial duties such as conferring awards, receiving foreign diplomats, and granting pardons. 1990 Surinamese coup d%27%C3%A9tat Coup attempt succeeds. [REDACTED] Government of Suriname [REDACTED] Suriname National Army The 1990 Surinamese coup d'état , usually referred to as

208-508: The votes in the Assembly to be elected. If no candidate wins two-thirds after three rounds, the vote then goes to the United People's Congress, composed of the Assembly and local government officials. In this case, a simple majority is required. The president is vested with extensive functional powers. The president names and dismisses ministers, signs bills, and names and dismisses diplomatic staff. He declares war and states of emergency with

224-419: Was being deposed and that he and his government "had better stay home." On 27 December, the government was dismissed, the National Assembly was dissolved, and Johan Kraag was appointed as president on 29 December. On 31 December, Bouterse was reappointed as commander-in-chief of the SNL. The Netherlands reacted negatively to the coup and stopped allocating funds for the development of Suriname. Only after

240-575: Was created upon independence from the Netherlands in 1975. Until 1987, the presidency was mostly a ceremonial post, discharging most of the functions previously vested in the monarchy of the Netherlands . For all intents and purposes, real power was vested in the prime minister . The first officeholder was Johan Ferrier , a schoolteacher and veteran politician who had served as governor since 1968. He resigned as president in August 1980, several months after

256-576: Was organized by Senior Sergeant Dési Bouterse . Bouterse started to rule Suriname like a dictator, heading the National Military Council (promoting himself to Lieutenant Colonel, the highest rank in the SNL). He dissolved the National Assembly , suspended the constitution , imposed a state of emergency in the country, and created a special tribunal that considered the cases of members of the previous government. In 1987, Bouterse agreed to reinstate

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