Julius Caesar de Miranda

Julius Caesar de Miranda ( born April 3, 1906 in Paramaribo, Suriname, † November 28, 1956 in Paramaribo ) was a Surinamese lawyer and politician.

De Miranda was a descendant of an old established Surinam planter family. He visited in The Hague, Netherlands, the Gymnasium and then studied law at the University of Amsterdam. On 20 December 1928 he passed his state examination in law ( de meester van graad ).

After his return to Suriname he was from 1929 to 1946 in Paramaribo worked as a lawyer. In 1946, he again traveled to the Netherlands and received his doctorate at December 18, 1946 at the University of Amsterdam to the doctor in law. He was appointed to the Court of Paramaribo in the same year and was in the year of his death, even for a short time its president.

De Miranda was from 1932 to 1938 and from 1942 to 1946 Member of the Colonial Staten (parliament with limited powers ). He was also Minister of Justice and Police, education and finance. In addition, was Prime Minister from 1949 to 1950.

As a parliamentarian he delivered open criticism of the official leadership of Governor Kielstra ( 1933-1944 ) and joined energetically for a change of authority. In its eyes, the governor should be no longer subject to the Dutch minister for the overseas parts of the territory, but responsible with his administration over the Surinamese community.

Julius Caesar de Miranda was not only a Surinamese politician of the first hour, but furthermore an authoritative jurist who has contributed a lot to the legal science in Suriname.

On 28 November 1961, created by Leo Braat statue was unveiled by his widow. The statue shows him in robe and stands at the Mr. de Mirandastraat in the center of Paramaribo.