André Pakosie
André Pakosie | |
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| Born | André Richard Matiematie Pakosie 25 May 1955[1] |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Occupation(s) | activist, writer, historian |
André R.M. Pakosie (born 25 May 1955) is a Surinamese historian, poet,
Pakosie comes from a family of herbal doctors and is himself a
André Pakosie has written more than 30 books as of 1972, in the following languages: Dutch, Sranan Tongo and the Ndyuka or Okanisi language. The books are mainly about the history of Suriname and culture of the Maroons.[4] The Ndyuka mainly have an oral tradition, and to encourage the development of writing, Pakosie had founded in 1974 the National Institute to Combat Illiteracy in Suriname,[5] of which he had been the director. Pakosie is editor-in-chief of the Marron magazine Siboga in which he has published extensively. He has also published among others in the Weekkrant Suriname, Trouw.,[4] Volksnieuws, De Gids, Journal of Legal Pluralism and Unofficial Law (University of Birmingham, England) and New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids. As Edebukuman of the Afáka syllabary, he is working to systematize that script.
In 2015 Pakosie was sentenced to 6 years in prison and fined €10,000 for years of incest with his teenage daughter and the production of child pornography. The victim's mother and stepmother were sentenced to 3 years for complicity; her step-sister was given a probationary sentence due to herself being a victim of her father.[6]
References
- ^ "André Pakosie". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch).
- ^ Abeng Central
- ^ From: Callaloo Volume 21, Number 3, Summer 1998. p. 575
- ^ a b "Surinaamse schrijvers en dichters". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1989. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "OSO. Tijdschrift voor Surinaamse Taalkunde, Letterkunde en Geschiedenis. Jaargang 8". Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch). 1989. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ "10.000 euro schadevergoeding aan slachtoffer van incest". Dutch Caribbean Legal Portal, from de Ware Tijd. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
External links
- André Pakosie at Digital Library for Dutch Literature (in Dutch - Tuka: klaagliederen bij de bosnegerstam der Ndyuka available for free download)