Johan Ferrier, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johan Ferrier

President of Suriname

Date of Birth: 12-May-1910

Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Date of Death: 04-Jan-2010

Profession: teacher, politician

Nationality: Suriname, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

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.