| Tenure
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Portrait
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Incumbent
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Notes
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| English Suzerainty
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| English colony
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| 1650 to 1654 |
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Anthony Rowse, Governor |
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| 1654 to 27 February 1667 |
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William Byam, Governor |
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| Dutch Suzerainty
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| Dutch colony
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| 27 February 1667 to 18 October 1667 |
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Maurits de Rama, Governor |
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| 18 October 1667 to 3 November 1667 |
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John Harman, Governor |
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| 3 November 1667 to 1 February 1668 |
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Samuel Barry, Governor |
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| 1668 to 18 June 1669 |
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Abraham Crijnssen, acting Governor |
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| 1669 to 1671 |
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Philip Lichtenberg, Governor |
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| 1671 to 1677 |
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Pierre Versterre, acting Governor |
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| 1677 |
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Abel Thisso, acting Governor |
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| 1677 to 1678 |
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Tobias Adriaensen, Governor |
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| 1678 to April 1680 |
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Johannes Heinsius, Governor |
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| 1680 |
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Everhard van Hemert, acting Governor |
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| 1680 to 1683 |
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Laurens Verboom, acting Governor |
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| 1683 to 19 July 1688 |
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Cornelis van Aerssen van Sommelsdijck, Governor |
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| 1688 to 1689 |
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Abraham van Vredenburgh, acting Governor |
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| 1689 to 1696 |
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Johan van Scharphuizen, Governor |
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| 14 May 1696 to 2 March 1707 |
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Paulus van der Veen, Governor |
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| 2 March 1707 to 27 September 1707 |
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William de Gruyter, Governor |
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| 27 September 1707 to 19 January 1710 |
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François Anthony de Rayneval [nl], acting Governor |
1st time
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| 19 January 1710 to 28 July 1715 |
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Johan de Goyer, Governor |
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| 28 July 1715 to 22 January 1716 |
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François Anthony de Rayneval [nl], acting Governor |
2nd time
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| 22 January 1716 to 4 October 1717 |
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Johan de Mahony, Governor |
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| 4 October 1717 to 2 March 1718 |
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François Anthony de Rayneval [nl], acting Governor |
3rd time
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| 2 March 1718 to 4 September 1721 |
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Jan Coetier, Governor |
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| 4 September 1721 to 1 March 1722 |
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François Anthony de Rayneval [nl], acting Governor |
4th time
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| 1 March 1722 to 17 September 1727 |
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Hendrik Temminck, Governor-General |
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| 17 September 1727 to 9 November 1728 |
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François Anthony de Rayneval [nl], acting Governor-General |
5th time
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| 9 November 1728 to 26 January 1734 |
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Karel Emilius Henry de Cheusses, Governor-General |
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| 26 January 1734 to 11 December 1734 |
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Johan Fredrik Cornelis de Vries, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 11 December 1734 to 26 January 1735 |
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Jacob Alexander Henry de Cheusses, Governor-General |
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| 26 January 1735 to 4 March 1735 |
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Johan Fredrik Cornelis de Vries, acting Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 4 March 1735 to 22 December 1735 |
Council |
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| 22 December 1735 to 11 August 1737 |
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Johan Raye van Breukelerwaard, Governor-General |
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| 11 August 1737 to 15 October 1742 |
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Gerrit van de Schepper, Governor-General |
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| 15 October 1742 to 23 April 1751 |
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Jan Jacob Mauricius, Governor-General |
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| 23 April 1751 to 7 September 1752 |
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Hendrik Ernst baron van Spörcke, acting Governor-General |
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| 7 September 1752 to 22 October 1754 |
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Wigbold Crommelin, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 22 October 1754 to 24 August 1756 |
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Pieter Albert van der Meer, Governor-General |
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| 24 August 1756 to 21 January 1757 |
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Jan Nepveu, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 21 January 1757 to 22 November 1768 |
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Wigbold Crommelin, Governor-General |
Acting to 20 September 1757, 2nd time
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| 22 November 1768 to 27 February 1779 |
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Jan Nepveu, Governor-General |
Acting to 8 March 1770, 2nd time
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| 27 February 1779 to 23 September 1783 |
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Bernard Texier, Governor-General |
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| 23 September 1783 to 24 December 1784 |
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Wolphert Jacob Beeldsnijder Matroos, acting Governor-General |
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| 24 December 1784 to 15 June 1790 |
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Jan Gerhard Wichers, Governor-General |
Appointed "Gouverneur over Suriname en kolonel van de Militie" by the States General on 26 April 1784
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| 15 June 1790 to 20 August 1799 |
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Juriaan François Friderici, Governor-General |
Acting to 24 August 1792
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| British Occupation
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| 20 August 1799 to 4 December 1802 |
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Juriaan François Friderici, Governor-General |
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| Dutch Suzerainty
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| 4 December 1802 to 9 December 1803 |
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Willem Otto Blois van Treslong, acting Governor-General |
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| 9 December 1803 to 9 May 1804 |
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Pierre de Berranger, Commissioner-General |
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| British Occupation
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| 9 May 1804 to 15 April 1805 |
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Sir Charles Green, Governor-General |
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| 15 April 1805 to 27 September 1808 |
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William Carlyon Hughes, Lieutenant Governor |
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| 27 September 1808 to 4 May 1809 |
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Sir John Wardlau Bar, acting Governor-General |
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| 4 May 1809 to 8 November 1811 |
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Charles Ferdinand Bentinck, Chief Commissioner |
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| 8 November 1811 to 27 February 1816 |
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Pinson Bonham, acting Governor-General |
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| Dutch Suzerainty
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| 27 February 1816 to 18 July 1816 |
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Willem van Panhuys, Governor-General |
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| 18 July 1816 to 1 April 1822 |
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Cornelis Vaillant, Governor-General |
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| 1 April 1822 to 12 October 1827 |
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Abraham de Veer, Governor-General |
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| 12 October 1827 to 1 August 1828 |
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Johannes van den Bosch, Commissioner-General |
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| United with Curaçao and Dependencies as Dutch Caribbean
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| 1 August 1828 to 19 December 1831 |
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Paulus Roelof Cantz'laar, Governor-General |
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| 19 December 1831 to 5 June 1838 |
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Evert Ludolph baron van Heeckeren, Governor-General |
Acting to 6 May 1832
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| 5 June 1838 to 16 July 1839 |
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Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 16 July 1839 to 31 March 1842 |
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Julius Constantijn Rijk, Governor-General |
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| 31 March 1842 to 15 November 1842 |
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Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 15 November 1842 to 16 July 1845 |
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Burchard Joan Elias, Governor-General |
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| 16 July 1845 to 13 October 1845 |
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Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General |
3rd time
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| 13 October 1845 to 27 January 1848 |
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Reinier Frederik baron van Raders, Governor-General |
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| Separate colony
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| 27 January 1848 to 1 March 1852 |
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Reinier Frederik baron van Raders, Governor-General |
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| 1 March 1852 to 14 June 1852 |
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Philippus de Kanter, acting Governor-General |
4th time
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| 14 June 1852 to 22 June 1852 |
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Coenrad Barends, acting Governor-General |
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| 22 June 1852 to 25 August 1855 |
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Johann George Otto Stuart von Schmidt auf Altenstadt, Governor-General |
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| 25 August 1855 to 11 August 1859 |
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Charles Pierre Schimpf, Governor-General |
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| 11 August 1859 to 29 June 1867 |
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Reinhart Frans van Lansberge, Governor-General |
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| 29 June 1867 to 1 August 1873 |
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Willem Hendrik Johan van Idsinga, Governor-General |
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| 1 August 1873 to 1 November 1882 |
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Cornelis Ascanius van Sypesteyn, Governor-General |
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| 1 November 1882 to 30 July 1885 |
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Johannes Herbert August Willem van Heerdt tot Eversberg, Governor-General |
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| 30 July 1885 to 18 July 1888 |
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Hendrik Jan Smidt, Governor-General |
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| 18 July 1888 to 30 January 1889 |
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Warmolt Tonckens, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 30 January 1889 to 27 June 1891 |
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Maurits Adriaan de Savornin Lohman, Governor-General |
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| 27 June 1891 to 12 May 1896 |
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Titus Anthony Jacob van Asch van Wijck, Governor-General |
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| 12 May 1896 to 4 October 1902 |
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Warmolt Tonckens, Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 4 October 1902 to 12 September 1905 |
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Cornelis Lely, Governor-General |
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| 12 September 1905 to 18 November 1905 |
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David Hendrick Havelaar, acting Governor-General |
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| 18 November 1905 to 28 February 1908 |
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Alexander Willem Frederik Idenburg, Governor-General |
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| 28 February 1908 to 10 August 1908 |
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Pieter Hofstede Crull, acting Governor-General |
1st time
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| 10 August 1908 to 30 June 1911 |
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Dirk Fock, Governor-General |
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| 30 June 1911 to 14 July 1911 |
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Louis Marie Rollin Couquerque, Governor-General |
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| 14 July 1911 to 17 October 1911 |
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Pieter Hofstede Crull, acting Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 17 October 1911 to 25 November 1916 |
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Willem Dirk Hendrik baron van Asbeck, Governor-General |
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| 25 November 1916 to 25 November 1919 |
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Gerard Johan Staal, Governor-General |
1st time
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| 25 November 1919 to 15 July 1920 |
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Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General |
1st time
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| 15 July 1920 to 16 December 1920 |
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Gerard Johan Staal, Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 16 December 1920 to 23 May 1921 |
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Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 23 May 1921 to 21 May 1924 |
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Aarnoud van Heemstra, Governor-General |
1st time
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| 21 May 1924 to 18 September 1924 |
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Lambertus Johannes Rietberg, Governor-General |
3rd time
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| 18 September 1924 to 21 February 1925 |
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Jan Luchies Nysingh, Governor-General |
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| 21 February 1925 to 1 April 1928 |
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Aarnoud van Heemstra, Governor-General |
2nd time
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| 1 April 1928 to 16 August 1933 |
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Abraham Arnold Lodewijk Rutgers, Governor-General |
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| 16 August 1933 to 3 January 1944 |
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Johannes Coenraad Kielstra, Governor-General |
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| 16 August 1935 to 12 April 1936 |
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Johannes Cornelis Brons, acting Governor-General |
Acting for Kielstra, 1st time
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| September 1938 to January 1939 |
Johannes Cornelis Brons, acting Governor-General |
Acting for Kielstra, 2nd time
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| 3 January 1944 to 2 August 1948 |
Johannes Cornelis Brons, Governor-General |
3rd time
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| 2 August 1948 to 2 December 1949 |
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Willem Huender, Governor-General |
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| 2 December 1949 to 15 December 1954 |
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Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General |
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| Constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands; end of colonial status
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| 15 December 1954 to 11 February 1956 |
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Jan Klaasesz, Governor-General |
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| 11 February 1956 to 18 March 1963 |
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Jan van Tilburg, Governor-General |
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| 19 March 1963 to 22 August 1964 |
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Archibald Currie, Governor-General |
Acting to 1 May 1963
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| 22 August 1964 to 26 February 1965 |
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François Haverschmidt, acting Governor-General |
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| 26 February 1965 to 12 August 1968 |
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Henry Lucien de Vries, Governor-General |
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| 12 August 1968 to 25 November 1975 |
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Johan Ferrier, Governor-General |
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| 25 November 1975 |
Independence as Republic of Suriname
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