David George Findlay

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David George Findlay
David George Findlay (1948)
Member of the Estates of Suriname
In office
1946 – 30 December 1954
In office
10 May 1955 – 1958
In office
1963–1969
Personal details
Born
David George Albert Findlay

(1913-03-27)27 March 1913
Paramaribo, Surinam
Died6 April 1982(1982-04-06) (aged 69)
Paramaribo, Suriname
NationalitySuriname
Political partyNPS (1946-1954)
SDP (1955-1969)
Occupationpolitician, editor, and writer

David George Findlay (27 March 1913 – 6 April 1982) was a Surinamese politician, editor, and writer. He was the owner and chief editor of the newspaper De West.

Biography[edit]

Findlay was born on 27 March 1913 in Paramaribo as David George Albert Findlay. He left for the Netherlands Antilles to work for Royal Dutch Shell,[1] and later became a teacher at the MULO in Aruba.[2]

William Kraan [nl], owner of De West persuaded Findlay to return to Suriname, and become a newspaper editor.[2] Findlay returned in September 1943.[3] In 1947, Kraan retired, and Findlay bought the newspaper.[2]

Politics[edit]

Findlay was first elected to the Estates of Suriname in 1946.[1] In 1950, Lou Lichtveld had fired doctor Henk van Ommeren [nl] over alleged irregularities which were later proven false.[4] Findlay demanded the resignation of Lichtveld.[5] The matter cumulated in the downfall of the government in 1951.[4]

After a schism in the National Party of Suriname (NPS), Findlay left the NPS, and founded the Surinaamse Democratische Partij (SDP). In 1955, he was re-elected as part of the Unity Front.[6] In 1958, the National Party of Suriname made a comeback,[7] and Findlay had to wait until 1963 to be re-elected. In 1969, he retired from politics.[1]

Coup d'etat[edit]

On 25 February 1980, Dési Bouterse led a coup d'état to overthrow the government of Henck Arron.[8] During the coup, a hand grenade was thrown into the offices of De West, and the building was under fire. Fortunately the fighting only caused minor damage, but it frightened Findlay.[9] Later, the paper was forced to close.[10]

Death[edit]

Findlay died on 6 April 1982 in Paramaribo at the age of 69.[8]

Bibliography[edit]

  • De geschiedenis van het bagno van Frans Guyana. Paramaribo: De West. 1970.[11]
  • Trio en Wayana indianen in Suriname. Paramaribo: De West. 1970.[12]
  • De ontdekking van een Akoerio vrouw met twee kinderen in het oerwoud van Zuid-Suriname. Paramaribo: De West. 1975.[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "David George Findlay". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "Het dagblad De WEST is de oudste krant van Suriname". Dagblad De West (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  3. ^ Joh. Hartog (1944). Journalistiek leven in Curaçao (in Dutch). Willemstad: Paulus. p. 332.
  4. ^ a b "Hospitaalkwestie". Suriname.nu (in Dutch). 15 July 2018. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  5. ^ Wim Rutgers (2007). "Profeten in eigen land - twee maatschappelijke satires". Caribisch-Nederlandse literatuur 1945-2005 (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  6. ^ "Het debacle van Pengel kort samengevat". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  7. ^ "De NPS in kort historisch perspectief". Star Nieuws (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  8. ^ a b "George Findlay, hoofdredacteur De West: "Je hebt òf totale persvrijheid òf je hebt het niet" – Parbode Sneak Peek". Parbode (in Dutch). 8 December 2017. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  9. ^ Alwin de Rooij (2008). "Pers onder bevel". OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse taalkunde, letterkunde en geschiedenis. (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021. {{cite magazine}}: Cite magazine requires |magazine= (help)
  10. ^ Gary Brana-Shute (1986). "Back to the Barracks? Five Years 'Revo' in Suriname". Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs. 28 (1): 93–121. doi:10.2307/165737. JSTOR 165737.
  11. ^ "De geschiedenis van het bagno van Frans Guyana". bibliotheek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Trio en Wayana indianen in Suriname". bibliotheek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
  13. ^ "De ontdekking van een Akoerio vrouw met twee kinderen in het oerwoud van Zuid-Suriname". bibliotheek.nl (in Dutch). Retrieved 11 March 2021.
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