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Indo-Surinamese people

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Chan Santokhi
President of Suriname from 2020 to 2025
Aron Winter
Dutch association football player and manager (born 1967)
Ramsewak Shankar
4th President of Suriname
Fred Ramdat Misier
President of Suriname (1926–2004)
Robert Ameerali
Surinamese politician
Immanuel Pherai
Surinamese footballer
Jules Ajodhia
Surinamese politician (1945–2024)
Karel Marinus Choennie
Surinamese Roman Catholic bishop
Ashwin Adhin
Surinamese politician
Ram Sardjoe
Surinamese politician
Albert Ramdin
Surinamese diplomat
Pretaap Radhakishun
Surinamese politician (1934-2001)
Indo-Surinamese
Indo-Surinamese, Indian-Surinamese, or Hindustani Surinamese are nationals of Suriname who trace their ancestry to the Indian subcontinent. Their ancestors were indentured labourers brought by the Dutch and the British to the Dutch colony of Suriname, beginning in 1873 and continuing during the British Raj. Per the 2012 Census of Suriname, 148,443 citizens of Suriname are of Indo-Surinamese origin, constituting 27.4% of the total population, making them the largest ethnic group in Suriname on an individual level. They are a subgroup of Asian Surinamese and Indo-Caribbean people.
Bea Vianen
Surinamese writer (1935-2019)
Maya Parbhoe
Surinamese entrepreneur
Errol Alibux
Surinamese politician
Chitra Gajadin
Indian author of poetry, drama and prose
Dilip Sardjoe
Surinamese businessman and politician
Jagernath Lachmon
Surinamese politician (1916-2001)
Krishna Mathoera
Surinamese politician
Sunayna Wahi
Surinamese sprinter
Bhai
Surinamese poet (1935–2018)
Marijke Djwalapersad
Surinamese politician
Paul Bhagwandas
Surinamese association football manager
Armand Sahadewsing
Surinamese footballer
Majoie Hajary
French pianist, composer (1921-2017)
Soerinder Rambocus
Surinamese military personnel (1953-1982)
Evert Azimullah
Suriname diplomat