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2020

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Indian-origin, Chandrikapersad ‘Chan’ Santokhi has been elected the president of which country?
A
Chad
B
Chile
C
Mali
D
Suriname
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Chandrikapersad “Chan” Santokhi (Sarnami: ; pronounced [cⁿd̪rikɑːpərəsɑːd̪ə sⁿt̪oːkʰiː]; Dutch: [cɑnˈdrikaːpɛrˌsɑt sɑnˈtɔki]; born 3 February 1959) is a Surinamese politician and former police officer who is the 9th president of Suriname, since 2020.

Detailed explanation-2: -Johan Henri Eliza Ferrier (12 May 1910 – 4 January 2010) was a Surinamese politician who served as the 1st president of Suriname from 1975 to 1980.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indians in Suriname Indo-Surinamese are the largest ethnic group in Suriname, forming 27.4% of the total population. Per the 2012 Census of Suriname, 148, 443 citizens of Suriname are of Indian origin. Indo-Surinamese made up 37.6% of the population in the 1972 Census.

Detailed explanation-4: -India enjoys close, warm and friendly relations with Suriname, reinforced by cultural and people to people contact bridged by Indian Diaspora’s arrival dating back to 142 years.

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