Education
From 1967 to 1973 he studied sociology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
From 1967 to 1973 he studied sociology at the Erasmus University Rotterdam.
He was Prime Minister of Suriname during a period of military rule under Dési Bouterse. As a suspect in the December murders his appointment, by elected leader Dési Bouterse, as an ambassador to Turkey was criticized by the Netherlands.