Fred Ramdat Misier
{{Short description|3rd President of Suriname}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name= Fred Ramdat Misier
|image = L.F.Ramdat Misier (cropped).jpg
|imagesize = 200px |
|order= 3rd President of Suriname
||term_start= 8 February 1982
|term_end= 25 January 1988
|primeminister= Henry Neijhorst
Errol Alibux
Wim Udenhout
Jules Wijdenbosch
|predecessor= Henk Chin A Sen
|successor= Ramsewak Shankar
|birth_date=28 October 1926
|birth_place= Paramaribo, Surinam
|birthname = Lachmipersad Frederik Ramdat Misier
|spouse=Hilda Doergadei Dewanchand
|party=
|death_date=25 June 2004 (age 77)
|death_place= Paramaribo, Suriname
}}
Lachmipersad Frederik "Fred" Ramdat Misier (28 October 1926 – 25 June 2004) was the 3rd President of Suriname, serving from 1982 to 1988.{{cite web |url=http://www.gov.sr/kabinet-van-de-president/over-het-kabinet/historie.aspx |title=Kabinet van de President - Historie |website=www.gov.sr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150319085938/http://www.gov.sr/kabinet-van-de-president/over-het-kabinet/historie.aspx |archive-date=2015-03-19}}
Early life
He was born on 28 October 1926 in Paramaribo, Suriname. His parents were Rampargas Ramdat Misier
and Ramkali Durgadulare.{{cite book|title=Personalities Caribbean|author=Personalities Itd.|publisher=Personalities Ltd.|year=1977}}
Misier later met Hilda Doergadei Dewanchand (1924–2021), who was from Onverwacht. They were married on 28 January 1953. In 1958, the couple moved to the Netherlands, where Misier studied law at Utrecht University.{{Cite web|last=Jadnanansing|first=Carlo|date=2021-10-21|title=In memoriam: Doergadei Hilda Ramdat Misier-Dewanchand|url=https://www.starnieuws.com/index.php/welcome/index/nieuwsitem/67105|access-date=2021-11-21|website=www.starnieuws.com}}
Political career
Before becoming president, Ramdat Misier served as a teacher, lawyer and president of the Court of Justice. Head of the military Dési Bouterse appointed Ramdat Misier third president of Suriname on 8 February 1982. However, he was little more than a puppet for Bouterse, who held the real power. As president, he oversaw the November 1987 democratic elections that elected Ramsewak Shankar to the presidency. Ramdat Misier was succeeded by Shankar in February 1988.{{cite news|url=http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/06/27/president.htm|title=Suriname's former president Ramdat Misier dies|date=27 June 2004|work=Agence France-Presse|publisher=Caribbean Net News|accessdate=19 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041204102740/http://www.caribbeannetnews.com/2004/06/27/president.htm|archive-date=4 December 2004|url-status=dead}}
Death
Ramdat Misier died on 25 June 2004, at the age of 77. His death occurred at the country's capital, Paramaribo. Former president Jules Wijdenbosch commented on Ramdat Misier's political career, saying "he has played a vital role in Suriname's new democratic gestation. He brought unprecedented developments for the country." He is survived by his spouse, Hilda Doergadei Dewanchand. Ramdat Misier's cremation was held on 30 July and was attended by a number of dignitaries, including Wijdenbosch and then president Ronald Venetiaan.{{cite news|url=http://www.dbsuriname.com/archief/nat/2004/juli04/02-07-04/Nat_Venetiaan%20bij%20uitvaartdienst%20Ramdat%20Misier.asp|title=Venetiaan bij uitvaartdienst Ramdat Misier|date=2 July 2004|work=Dagblad Suriname|language=Dutch|accessdate=19 February 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110717121055/http://www.dbsuriname.com/archief/nat/2004/juli04/02-07-04/Nat_Venetiaan%20bij%20uitvaartdienst%20Ramdat%20Misier.asp|archive-date=17 July 2011|url-status=dead}}
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Category:Politicians from Paramaribo
Category:Presidents of Suriname
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