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Politician of the Netherlands Antilles
Ramez Jorge (Ronchi) Isa
(17 October 1917 ? 17 March 2005) was a politician of the
Netherlands Antilles
of
Lebanese
descent. Isa served as
Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles
from February 1971 until April 1971, and from November 1972 until December 1973.
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Biography
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Isa was born in
Curacao
on 17 October 1917. Isa was one of the founders of the
Democratic Party
(DP) with
Efrain Jonckheer
. He passed the exam for 'praktizijn' (lawyer) in 1944 and practised in Curacao. In 1949 he succeeded
C.D. Kroon
as a member of the
Estates
(parliament) of which he became the speaker in 1956. In 1959 he succeeded
J.A.O. Bikker
as Minister of Justice.
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Isa served as Minister of Justice during the
violent uprising in Curacao on 30 May 1969
. Governor
N.C. Debrot
was abroad, therefore Isa formally requested the Dutch government for military assistance, because the police were no longer able to handle the situation. After marines were deployed, the uprising, which killed two people and injured dozens, subsided.
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From February 1971 until April 1971, Isa served as prime minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
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His resignation was the result of a painful defeat in the elections.
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After his successor O.R.A. Beaujon had resigned in November 1972, Isa again became Prime Minister of the Netherlands Antilles.
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At the end of 1973, after a conflict with
S.G.M. Rozendal
, he left the DP and resigned his position as Prime Minister.
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Isa died on 17 March 2005 from cancer, at the age of 87.
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Bibliography
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- Emsley D. Tromp, Ivan de Windt, et al.,
Ronchi Isa: grootheid in eenvoud : de immigrantenzoon als patriarch, politicus en premier
. (2001) Amsterdam: SWP.
ISBN
9789066654471
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(in Dutch, English, and Papiamento)
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References
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