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{{Infobox officeholder|name=<center> Marieke Güman|honorific prefix=<center>Jonckvrouw|birth_name=Marieke Wierinck|birth_date=21 June 1913|birth_place={{nowrap | Oudendÿk, Ieries, [[New Netherland]] }}|death_date=5 June 1987 (age 73)|death_place=[[Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire|Curaçao]]|spouse=[[Edgar Güman]] ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1938)|image=Marieke Guman Old V1.jpg}} |
{{Infobox officeholder|name=<center> Marieke Güman|honorific prefix=<center>Jonckvrouw|birth_name=Marieke Wierinck|birth_date=21 June 1913|birth_place={{nowrap | Oudendÿk, Ieries, [[New Netherland]] }}|death_date=5 June 1987 (age 73)|death_place=[[Aruba, Curaçao, and Bonaire|Curaçao]]|spouse=[[Edgar Güman]] ({{abbr|m.|married}} 1938)|image=Marieke Guman Old V1.jpg}} |
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'''Marieke Güman''' ([[Amerikaens#Phonology|[mɑːˈɹik(ə) |
'''Marieke Güman''' ([[Amerikaens#Phonology|[mɑːˈɹik(ə) cy.mɒn]]], 21 June 1913 – 5 June 1987), ''née'' '''Wierinck''', was a [[New Netherland|New Netherlander]] politician and labor activist who served as the tenth [[List of leaders of New Netherland#Grand Pensionaries: from 1903|Raedpensionaris]] of the country from 1955 to 1964. She is notable for being the first female head of government in North America and the only leader in New Netherland history to have faced and survived an [[Pavonia Standoff|attempted coup d'état]]. Güman is recognized as a pioneer of [[Great War|post-war]] laborism and one of the strongest public advocates of civil rights as well as a staunch opponent of the 'American Way' — New Netherland's integration into the [[Association of North American Nations]]. |
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== Early life == |
== Early life == |
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Güman was born at Huydecoper Civic Hospital on 21 June 1913 in the industrial town of Oudendÿk. Her father, Dierk Wierinck, was an ironworker and distant cousin of the Schuyler family of [[New Amsterdam]]. Ava Johanna Engels, her mother, was a housewife and member of the Mon River Ladies' Society. Growing up, Güman's mother encouraged her to associate with prominent women in Ieries Province. |
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== Life in the Golden Era == |
== Life in the Golden Era == |
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Latest revision as of 02:40, 31 December 2023
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| Born | Marieke Wierinck 21 June 1913 Oudendÿk, Ieries, New Netherland |
| Died | 5 June 1987 (age 73) Curaçao |
| Spouse | Edgar Güman (m. 1938) |
Marieke Güman ([mɑːˈɹik(ə) cy.mɒn], 21 June 1913 – 5 June 1987), née Wierinck, was a New Netherlander politician and labor activist who served as the tenth Raedpensionaris of the country from 1955 to 1964. She is notable for being the first female head of government in North America and the only leader in New Netherland history to have faced and survived an attempted coup d'état. Güman is recognized as a pioneer of post-war laborism and one of the strongest public advocates of civil rights as well as a staunch opponent of the 'American Way' — New Netherland's integration into the Association of North American Nations.
