Bono Velanti | |
Succession: | Gaanman of the Ndyuka nation |
Reign: | 2015 – Present |
Cor-Type: | Inauguration |
Predecessor: | Gazon Matodya |
Spouse: | Bow Atanso |
House: | Baaka bee of Otoo lo |
Birth Date: | 3 August 1945 |
Birth Place: | Diitabiki, Suriname |
Bono Velanti (3 August 1945) is the current Gaanman of the Ndyuka nation of Suriname. Bono Velanti was elected to succeed the late Gazon Matodya as Gaanman in 2015 and was subsequently sworn in by President Desi Bouterse of Suriname on 3 February 2016.[1]