Geert Njoe
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| Born | 13 August 1900 Amoy, Kingdom of Canton |
| Died | 24 November 1990 (age 90) Baku, Baku Oblast, Russia |
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Geert Njoe (Chinese: 劉嘅律, Líw Kelǜ; 13 August 1900 – 24 November 1990), born Geert Jonkman, was a Chinese Eurasian politician and businessman who served as Chief General Secretary of China thrice in 1960–1963, 1970, and 1975–1977.
Early life
Njoe was born into a Calvinist family in Amoy on 13 August 1900. His father, Malcolm Jonkman (1878–1966), was a descendant of European Westerzeers who migrated to China in the early 19th century. They were distantly related to the founding members of the modern Jonkman Corporation. Matilda Njoe (1883–1974), his mother, was a Hakka woman from a prominent family of glassmakers in the region. Upon meeting her future husband in 1898, she converted to Christianity and adopted the name Matilda.
