Fred Ormskerk, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Fred Ormskerk

Surinamese military

Date of Birth: 26-Apr-1923

Date of Death: 01-May-1980

Profession: military personnel

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Fred Ormskerk

  • Frederik Ferdinand "Fred" Ormskerk (April 26, 1923 – May 1, 1980) was a Surinamese military leader.
  • He was awarded many honors for his military services in Indonesia and Korea.
  • After a KNIL training at Camp Casino, Australia, he arrived in Batavia (now Jakarta).
  • Here he became a soldier in the newly formed Korps Speciale Troepen (KST), led by Captain Westerling.
  • He was nicknamed Bikkel, which means "stud".In February 1980, the coup d'état led by Dési Bouterse took place in Suriname.
  • Ormskerk originally wanted to launch a counter-coup on April 30, but failed and he was put in prison, and then tortured and eventually slain.
  • Decades after this tragedy occurred, the alleged failed coup is still shrouded in fog.

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