Wim Udenhout
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| Prime Minister of Suriname | |
| In office 3 February 1984 – 17 July 1986 | |
| President | Fred Ramdat Misier |
| Deputy | Frank Leeflang |
| Preceded by | Errol Alibux |
| Succeeded by | Pretaap Radhakishun |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Willem Alfred Udenhout (1937-09-29)29 September 1937 Coronie District, Colony of Suriname |
| Died | 22 May 2023(2023-05-22) (aged 85) Paramaribo, Suriname |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Leiden University |
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Willem Alfred Udenhout (29 September 1937 – 22 May 2023) was a Surinamese politician. He served as the military-installed Prime Minister of Suriname from February 1984 to July 1986.[1] He had previously been a teacher and, for a time, a Black Power activist.[2] As an academic he had a PhD in English literature from Leiden University.[3] He later served as an ambassador to the United States. He did not favor investigating the military's murder of civilians or of Maroon people.[4] He was also the Chairman of the Suriname Conservation Foundation.[5]
Udenhout died on 22 May 2023, at the age of 85.[6]
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| Preceded by | Prime Minister of Suriname 1984–1986 |
Succeeded by |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs of Suriname 1984–1985 |
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