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Ramsewak Shankar

PEP · Politician

Ramsewak Shankar is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Ramsewak Shankar · Рамсевак Шанкар · رامسيواك شنكار · رامسیواک شانکار · रामसेवक शंकर · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Ransewak Shankar · Шанкар, Рамсевак				[sources]
Birth date	1937-11-06				[sources]
Place of birth	Paramaribo				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Suriname				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Shankar				[sources]
Political association	Progressive Reform Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q730036				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	President of Suriname (1988-1990)				[sources]
Education	Wageningen University & Research				[sources]
Religion	Hinduism				[sources]
Last change	2026-04-09	Last processed	2026-04-27	First seen	2024-09-06

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4th President of Suriname

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-09-06

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