Ronchi Isa
{{Short description|Politician of the Netherlands Antilles}}
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| birth_name = Ramez Jorge Isa
| birth_date = {{Birth date|df=yes|1917|10|17}}
| birth_place = Curaçao, Curaçao and Dependencies
| death_date = {{Death date and age|df=yes|2005|03|17|1917|10|17}}
| death_place = Curaçao, Netherlands Antilles
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| office1 = Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
| term_start1 = February 1971
| term_end1 = April 1971
| predecessor1 = Ernesto Petronia
| successor1 = Otto Beaujon
| term_start2 = November 1972
| term_end2 = December 1973
| predecessor2 = Otto Beaujon
| successor2 = Juancho Evertsz
| monarch1 = Queen Juliana
| occupation = politician
| nationality =
| party = Democratic Party
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Ramez Jorge (Ronchi) Isa (17 October 1917 – 17 March 2005) was a politician of the Netherlands Antilles of Lebanese descent. Isa served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles from February 1971 until April 1971, and from November 1972 until December 1973.{{cite news|url=https://www.volkskrant.nl/nieuws-achtergrond/oud-premier-antillen-ramez-isa-overleden~b45ae2d2/ |title=Oud-premier Antillen Ramez Isa overleden|website=De Volkskrant|date=18 March 2005|language=nl|url-access=subscription|access-date=6 December 2021}}
Biography
Isa was born in Curaçao on 17 October 1917. Isa was one of the founders of the Democratic Party (DP) with Efrain Jonckheer. He passed the exam for 'praktizijn' (lawyer) in 1944 and practised in Curaçao. In 1949 he succeeded C.D. Kroon as a member of the Estates (parliament) of which he became the speaker in 1956. In 1959 he succeeded J.A.O. Bikker as Minister of Justice.De Volkskrant, 24 August 1959
Isa served as Minister of Justice during the violent uprising in Curaçao on 30 May 1969. Governor N.C. Debrot was abroad, therefore Isa formally requested the Dutch government for military assistance, because the police were no longer able to handle the situation. After marines were deployed, the uprising, which killed two people and injured dozens, subsided.
From February 1971 until April 1971, Isa served as prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=ddd:010618644:mpeg21:a0153 |title=Weer harde lijn op Antillen? |website=Leeuwarder Courant via Delpher.nl|date=9 February 1971|language=nl| access-date=6 December 2021}} His resignation was the result of a painful defeat in the elections.{{cite news|url=https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?page=1&coll=ddd&identifier=ABCDDD:010827998:mpeg21:a0223&resultsidentifier=ABCDDD:010827998:mpeg21:a0223&rowid=7 |title=Spanning op Antillen na aftreden Isa|date=29 May 1971|website=Trouw via Delpher.nl|access-date=6 December 2021|language=nl}} After his successor O.R.A. Beaujon had resigned in November 1972, Isa again became Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.[https://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010461423:mpeg21:a0003 Amigoe di Curacao], 13 October 1972 At the end of 1973, after a conflict with S.G.M. Rozendal, he left the DP and resigned his position as Prime Minister.
Bibliography
- Emsley D. Tromp, Ivan de Windt, et al., Ronchi Isa: grootheid in eenvoud : de immigrantenzoon als patriarch, politicus en premier. (2001) Amsterdam: SWP. {{ISBN|9789066654471}}{{cite book|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/742204751 |title=Ronchi Isa: grootheid in eenvoud : de immigrantenzoon als patriarch, politicus en premier|via=World Cat|oclc=742204751|access-date=6 December 2021}} {{in lang|nl|en|pap}}{{cite web|url=https://www.bibliotheek.nl/catalogus/titel.240559185.html/ronchi-isa/ |title=Ronchi Isa|website=Dutch Public Libraries|access-date=6 December 2021}}
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Category:Speakers of the Estates of the Netherlands Antilles