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The Suriname defense minister, Lamouré Latour, discussed with the Brazilian defense minister the possibility of the Military of Suriname acquiring from two to four Brazilian Embraer AT-29B Super Tucano light attack (COIN) trainer planes, 500 ton light patrol ships and the revitalization of the armoured vehicles supplied from Brazil in 1983. [25]
Upon independence in 1975, the military of Suriname became Surinamese Armed Forces (Surinaamse Krijgsmacht). After a coup on 25 February 1980, the armed forces became the National Army (Nationaal Leger). In 1980 the Surinamese Land Forces was formed as a division of the National Army.
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The history of Suriname during World War II was mainly focused on protecting the bauxite industry and guarding the borders with French Guiana which was part of Vichy France. From November 1941 onwards, 2,000 American troops were stationed in Suriname who transformed Airstrip Zanderij into a major airport, and constructed defensive works.
Battle of Suriname (1804) Batavian Republic • Dutch Guiana France United Kingdom: British occupation of Suriname. Britain took part of Dutch Guiana. Surinamese coup d'état (1980) Henck Arron: Desi Bouterse: Military period. Overthrow of the Prime Minister with a violent coup. Suriname Guerrilla War (1986–1992) Suriname: Jungle Commando ...
TRIS troops in Fort Sommelsdijk (1884) TRIS troops in a forest camp (c. 1904–1907) TRIS monument, near Fort Zeelandia (Paramaribo). The Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname (Troepenmacht in Suriname; TRIS, Dutch pronunciation:) was the military force maintained by the Kingdom of the Netherlands in its colony of Suriname (later known as the constituent country of Suriname), in the area that ...