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    Johannes Coenraad Kielstra (13 November 1878 – 1 April 1951) was a Dutch professor and Governor of Suriname from 1933 until 1944. During World War II,...
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    Suriname. There was a political crisis in 1943, because Governor Johannes Kielstra used the state of emergency to imprison political opponents. Suriname...
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    consultancy firm, but when he organized a demonstration against governor Johannes Kielstra, he was imprisoned. A rally to get him released led to Black Tuesday...
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  • 30 July 1943, he was arrested and interned for opposing governor Johannes Kielstra; this caused a major scandal in Surinam politics and led to a larger...
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  • committed at the Wolfenbüttel [nl] psychiatric hospital by Governor Johannes Kielstra. Doedel was forgotten by the public and often presumed dead. He was...
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    1940 Germany invaded the Netherlands. The Dutch Governor of Surinam, Johannes Kielstra, received notice of the invasion at 0114 hrs. He immediately ordered...
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  • 1941, Huiswoud was interned at Copieweg internment camp by Governor Johannes Kielstra as a communist propagandist. He was released on September 25, 1942...
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    hospitals was ignored in practice, and later revoked by Governor Johannes Kielstra, because it was better for the overall sanitary conditions. In a 1943...
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    joined the expedition leaders in order to be received by governor Johannes Kielstra. Kielstra bestowed the title of captain upon Apetina and presented him...
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    Johannes Cornelis Brons (6 August 1884 – 12 May 1964) was a judge, Governor of Suriname from 1944 until 1948, and President of the High Court of Justice...
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