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Surinamese culture has strong Asian, African and European influences. The population is mainly composed of the contribution of people from India , Africa , China , Europe , and Indonesia , as well as indigenous peoples who lived in the area, before the arrival of European settlers.
Cultural organisations based in Suriname (4 C) R. Surinamese records (2 P) Religion in Suriname (9 C, 4 P) S. Sport in Suriname (19 C, 2 P) T. Theatre in Suriname (2 ...
Surinamese Maroons (also Marrons, Businenge or Bushinengue, meaning black people of the forest) are the descendants of enslaved Africans that escaped from the plantations and settled in the inland of Suriname. The Surinamese Maroon culture is one of the best-preserved pieces of cultural heritage outside of Africa. Colonial warfare, land grabs ...
Suriname's culture and society strongly reflect the legacy of Dutch colonial rule. It is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education; [ 16 ] an estimated 60% of the population speaks Dutch as a native language. [ 17 ]
This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Surinamese, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being Surinamese . Suriname is a multiethnic and multilingual society, home to people of various ethnic , racial , religious , and national origins, with the majority of the ...
Indigenous peoples in Suriname, Native Surinamese, or Amerindian Surinamese, are Surinamese people who are of indigenous ancestry. They comprise approximately 3.5% of Suriname 's population of 612,985.
Suriname’s former dictator will face a final verdict this month in the years-long judicial process over the 1982 killings of 15 political opponents that deeply scarred the South American country.
Suriname continues to maintain close diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties with the Netherlands. Suriname's culture and society strongly reflect the legacy of Dutch colonial rule. It is the only sovereign nation outside Europe where Dutch is the official and prevailing language of government, business, media, and education; an estimated 60% ...