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Henck Arron

Henck Arron, Surinamese banker and politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Republic of Suriname (died 2000)

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Born
April 25, 1936
Died
December 4, 2000
Zodiac sign
Taurus
Birth year
1936

About Henck Arron

Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975. A member of the National Party of Suriname, he served from 24 December 1973 with the transition government, to 25 February 1980. He was overthrown in a coup d'état by the military, led by Dési Bouterse. Released in 1981 after charges of corruption were dropped, he returned to banking, his previous career. In 1987, Arron was elected as Vice President of Suriname and served until another coup in 1990 overthrew the government. Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron (25 April 1936 – 4 December 2000) was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975. In 1973, he created a coalition which included the pro-independence Nationalist Republican Party (PNR), that won that year's general election. In 1961, Arron became a member of the National Party of Suriname (NPS), the main Creole party.

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Henck Arron timeline

  1. Henck Alphonsus Eugène Arron (25 April 1936 – 4 December 2000) was a Surinamese politician who served as the first Prime Minister of Suriname after it gained independence in 1975.
  2. In 1961, Arron became a member of the National Party of Suriname (NPS), the main Creole party.
  3. In 1973, he created a coalition which included the pro-independence Nationalist Republican Party (PNR), that won that year's general election.
  4. Released in 1981 after charges of corruption were dropped, he returned to banking, his previous career.
  5. In 1987, Arron was elected as Vice President of Suriname and served until another coup in 1990 overthrew the government.

The world when Henck Arron was born

Henck Arron was born in 1936. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1936

  • #1 song"The Way You Look Tonight" – Fred Astaire
  • Top movieModern Times (Charlie Chaplin)
  • Top TV showBBC Television Service launches
  • Best-selling bookGone with the Wind – Margaret Mitchell

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentJesse Owens wins 4 gold medals at Berlin Olympics
  • Top headlineJesse Owens dominates the Berlin Olympics
  • Technology milestoneBBC launches the world's first regular television service
  • Defining fadSwing dancing
  • Notable inventionSun glasses (mass-produced)
  • World population2.26 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderFranklin D. Roosevelt
  • Sports championNew York Yankees (World Series)
  • U.S. population128.1M

1936 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Henck Arron's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19362026
Gas$0.19$3.45/gal
Average home$5,100$435,000
Average income$2,900$67,500
Minimum wage$0.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.03$0.73
Population128.1M341 million

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