David George Findlay

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, and later became a teacher at the MULO in Aruba. , owner of De West persuaded Findlay to return to Suriname, and become a newspaper editor. In 1947, Kraan retired, and Findlay bought the newspaper. == Politics ==

Findlay was first elected to the Estates of Suriname in 1946. Findlay demanded the resignation of Lichtveld. The matter cumulated in the downfall of the government in 1951. In 1958, the National Party of Suriname made a comeback, and Findlay had to wait until 1963 to be re-elected. In 1969, he retired from politics. == Coup d'etat ==

On 25 February 1980, Dési Bouterse led a coup d'état to overthrow the government of Henck Arron. Later, the paper was forced to close. == Death ==

Findlay died on 6 April 1982 in Paramaribo at the age of 69. == Bibliography ==