Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
There are also various detachments and the so-called small stations throughout Suriname in the districts Sipaliwini, Saramacca, Brokopondo and Para. But also the protection of important objects such as the Afobaka Dam or the bridge over the Coppename River in Bitagron belong to the protective task of the National Army of Suriname.
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.
Suriname (/ ˈ s ʊər ɪ n æ m,-n ɑː m / ⓘ SOOR-in-A(H)M, Dutch: [syːriˈnaːmə] ⓘ, Sranan Tongo: Sranan, Sarnámi Hindustáni: Sarnam, Surinamese-Javanese: Srinama), 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.
Pages in category "Military of Suriname" ... Suriname National Army; A. Suriname Air Force; C. Commander of the Armed Forces (Suriname) L. Surinamese Land Forces
Shqip; 中文; Edit links ... Suriname National Army. Surinamese Land Forces; Suriname Air Force; Suriname Coast Guard; Swaziland. Umbutfo Eswatini Defence Force ...
The Jungle Commando (formally known as the Suriname National Liberation Army) was a guerrilla commando group in Suriname.It was founded by Ronnie Brunswijk in 1986 to ensure equal rights for Suriname's minority Maroon population.
The Moiwana Massacre was a massacre perpetrated by the Suriname National Army on the Maroon village of Moiwana on 29 November 1986.. The massacre occurred during the Surinamese Interior War between the national army led by Dési Bouterse and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk.
Surendre Sradhanand Rambocus (5 May 1953 [1] – 8 December 1982) was a Surinamese serviceman. For a short period, he was the highest-ranking officer of the Suriname National Army.