Severinus Desiré "Freek" Emanuels (27 February 1910 – 27 August 1981) was a Dutch politician, and Prime Minister of Suriname from 25 June 1958 to 30 June 1963.
Severinus Desiré Emanuels | |
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.jpg) Severinus Desiré Emanuels in 1962 | |
| Prime Minister of Suriname | |
| In office 14 July 1958 – 30 June 1963 | |
| Preceded by | Johan Ferrier |
| Succeeded by | Johan Adolf Pengel |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 6 September 1952 – 1 April 1955 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1910 Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 27 August 1981 (aged 71) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Political party | National Party of Suriname |
| Profession | Politician |
Biography
editEmanuels was born in Rotterdam on 27 February 1910. He studied law at the Utrecht University. From 1934 to 1950, he worked as a judge in the Dutch East Indies, and its successor Indonesia. In 1948, he was an advisor for the Federal Conference of Bandung.[1] Between 1952 and 1955, he served as Surinamese Minister of Finance in the Currie government.[2]
In 1958, he was working for the Dutch embassy in Washington, D.C.[3] Formateur Johan Adolf Pengel asked Emanuels to lead a government[4] which he accepted, and he arrived in Suriname on 14 July 1958.[3] He served as Prime Minister of Suriname from 1958 to 1963.[1] In September 1959, he asked the States General of the Netherlands to boycott South Africa which was denied, however Suriname was permitted to implement their own trade boycott.[5] In 1961, his government unsuccessfully tried to negotiate more autonomy for Suriname.[6]: 16
In 1963, Emanuels was succeeded by Pengel, and appointed Minister Plenipotentiary of Suriname.[6]: 20 In 1965, he returned to the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs. He retired in 1976.[7]
Emanuels died on 27 August 1981 in The Hague, at the age of 71.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Mr.Drs. S.D. Emanuels (in Dutch)". parlement.com. Parlementair Documentatie Centrum van de Universiteit Leiden Deze. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
- ^ "Wat gebeurde er in dit jaar in de maand September". Suriname.nu. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b "A.s. Premier kwam aan hield besprekingen". Algemeen Dagblad via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 14 July 1958. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ "Jopie Pengel". Andere Tijden (in Dutch). Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ R.W.A. Muskens (2013). Aan de goede kant: Een geschiedenis van de Nederlandse anti-apartheidsbeweging (Thesis) (in Dutch). University of Amsterdam via Docplayer.nl. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
- ^ a b Archie R.A. Sumter (1972). "De weg naar een onafhankelijk Suriname". Hollands Maandblad (in Dutch).
- ^ "CD Nieuws". De Telegraaf via Delpher.nl (in Dutch). 7 February 1976. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
