Belfon Aboikoni

Belfon Aboikoni (c. 1940 – June 24, 2014) was granman of the Saramaka maroons in Suriname. Aboikoni was sworn in as chief of the Saramaka, one of Suriname's Maroon peoples, in October 2005 at the age of 65. He succeeded the late chief Songo Aboikoni who died two years earlier. Belfon Aboikoni focused on land rights during his time as chief. Chief Belfon Aboikoni died on June 24, 2014, at the age of 74. He had suffered from diabetes and decling health.