page_title: Johan Ferrier
hierarchical_section_title: Johan Ferrier
caption_attribution_description: Johan Ferrier
context_page_description: Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from 25 November 1975 to 13 August 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands.
  He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.
context_section_description: Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st President of Suriname from 25 November 1975 to 13 August 1980. He was that country's last governor before independence, from 1968 to 1975, and first president after it gained independence from the Netherlands.
  He was named the twentieth century's most important politician in Suriname in 1999.
caption: Johan Ferrier in 1975
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