Belfon Aboikoni

Belfon Aboikoni
Gaanman of the Saramaka people
Reign2005 – 2014
PredecessorSongo
SuccessorAlbert Aboikoni
Born(1938-01-31)31 January 1938
Dangogo, Boven Suriname, Surinam
Died24 June 2014(2014-06-24) (aged 76)
Paramaribo, Suriname

Belfon Aboikoni (31 January 1938 – 24 June 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.