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See also:	Other events of 2020 History of Suriname

Events in the year 2020 in Suriname.

Incumbents

• President: Dési Bouterse (until 16 July); Chan Santokhi (from 16 July)
• Vice President: Ashwin Adhin (until 16 July); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 16 July)
• Speaker: Jennifer Simons (until 28 June); Ronnie Brunswijk (from 29 June to 14 July); Marinus Bee (from 14 July)

Events

• 25 May – 2020 Surinamese general election
• 16 July – Chan Santokhi takes over as president.

Deaths

• 3 April – Hans Prade, diplomat, (b. 1938).^[1]
• 10 April – Bas Mulder, priest (b. 1931).^[2]
• 12 April – Kishen Bholasing, singer (b. 1984).^[3]
• 22 April – Rinaldo Entingh, footballer and entrepreneur (b. 1955/1956).^[4]
• 7 May – Emile Wijntuin, politician (b. 1924).^[5]
• 11 May – Ietje Paalman-de Miranda, Surinamese born Dutch mathematician (b. 1936).^[6]
• 18 June – Jules Sedney, economist and politician (b. 1922).^[7]
• 18 August – Soeki Irodikromo, 75, Surinamese painter.^[8]