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Bouterse started to rule Suriname like a dictator, heading the National Military Council (promoting himself to Lieutenant Colonel, the highest rank in the SNL). He dissolved the National Assembly , suspended the constitution , imposed a state of emergency in the country, and created a special tribunal that considered the cases of members of the ...
The Surinamese Interior War (Dutch: Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992. It was fought by the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo [2] and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk, whose members originated from the Maroon ethnic group, against the National Army led by then-army chief and de facto head of state Dési Bouterse.
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 ...
In June 1989, the Jungle Commando and the Surinamese government agreed to a cease fire. On July 21, the two parties signed the Accord of Kaurou to formally recognize the agreement. It was intended that the ex-fighters would be incorporated into the police force, but the Amerindian people fought against this proposition, saying that their people ...
Bouterse as the Commander of the Armed Forces in 1985.. The 1980 Surinamese coup d'état, usually referred to as the Sergeants' Coup (Dutch: De Sergeantencoup), was a military coup in Suriname which occurred on 25 February 1980, when a group of 16 sergeants (Dutch: groep van zestien, lit.
Kodjo also Cojo [1] and Codjo [2] (1800s – died 26 January 1833) was a Surinamese slave.On 26 January 1833, he was burnt alive for starting the 1832 fire in Paramaribo which caused the destruction of 46 houses.
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan), officially the Republic of Suriname (Dutch: Republiek Suriname [reːpyˈblik syːriˈnaːmə]), is a country in northern South America, sometimes considered part of the Caribbean and the West Indies.
On his return to Suriname in 1967, he started work at the Ministry of Education. In 1971, he started a press agency and magazine together with Rudi Kross . [6] His magazine uncovered several corruption scandals. [7] He also published several books and poetry collections both in Dutch and Sranan Tongo. [6]