Evert Gonesh Explained

Evert Gonesh
Birth Name:Evert Guillaume Azimullah
Birth Date:27 July 1955
Birth Place:Paramaribo, Surinam
Office:Ambassador of Suriname to the Netherlands
Term Start:1994
Term End:2001
Nationality:Suriname
Party:Progressive Reform Party (VHP)

Evert Guillaume Gonesh (formerly known as Evert Guillaume Azimullah;[1] born 21 August 1938) is a Surinamese diplomat, politician, and writer of Indian descent. He served as the Surinamese Ambassador to the Netherlands.

Biography

After completing of his secondary education in Suriname, Gonesh studied Political and Social Sciences at the University of Amsterdam in 1971.[2]

As the Independence of Suriname of 25 November 1975 approached, Evert Gonesh was entrusted with the coordination of the secretariat of the Constitutional Commission (Grondwetscommissie).[3]

In 1983, Gonesh was appointed Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences of the Anton de Kom University of Suriname.[2] In May 1994, Gonesh was transferred to the Netherlands as Ambassador.[4] He was also accredited as non-resident Ambassador of Suriname for Russia.[5] As the first (non-resident) Surinamese ambassador to the Holy See,[6] he was in 1998 decorated by the pope with the Grand Cross in the Order of Saint Gregory. >

In 2001 Gonesh retired.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Recensies. 355. OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis. 25 December 2021. nl. 2016.
  2. News: Evert Gonesh publiceert tweede boek over Lachmon . Star Nieuws. 25 December 2021. nl.
  3. News: Herinneringen van de totstandkoming Onafhankelijkheidsgrondwet 1975 . Star Nieuws. 25 December 2021. nl.
  4. News: Ambassadeur Suriname. Trouw. 29 April 1994. nl. 25 December 2021.
  5. Web site: 45th anniversary of bilateral relations. Embaixada da Federação da Rússia na República Federativa do Brasil . 25 December 2021.
  6. Web site: ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS JOHN PAUL II TO H.E. Mr EVERT GUILLAUME AZIMULLAH, FIRST AMBASSADOR OF THE REPUBLIC OF SURINAME TO THE HOLY SEE*. 16 November 1995. Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 25 December 2021.