About Wim Udenhout
Lived 1937 – 2023 (aged 85). Wim Udenhout was a diplomat and politician.
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. He had previously been a teacher and, for a time, a Black Power activist. As an academic he had a PhD in English literature from Leiden University. 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. He was also the Chairman of the Suriname Conservation Foundation.
Udenhout died on 22 May 2023, at the age of 85.
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Who was Wim Udenhout?
Surinamese politician (1937–2023)
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Wim Udenhout was born on 29 September 1937 in Coronie District.
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Wim Udenhout died on 22 May 2023 in Paramaribo.
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Wim Udenhout was a diplomat and politician.
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Wim Udenhout's recorded nationality: Suriname.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Wim Udenhout. https://biography.guide/wim-udenhout/
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