"Suriname was forced into independence in 1975 by the Netherlands as part of its decolonisation program. Bureaucratic mismanagement by the democratic government led to disillusion amongst the Surinamese, resulting in a military coup by a group of disgruntled NCOs in 1980.Although receiving popu...

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1. Verfasser:	Peeters, Sander (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Warwick Helion & Company 2023-
Schriftenreihe:	Latin America@war
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1975- Politische Krise Unabhängigkeit Surinam Coups d'état / Suriname / History / 20th century Suriname / History / 1975- Suriname / Politics and government / 1975- Politics and government Suriname Since 1900 History
Zusammenfassung:	"Suriname was forced into independence in 1975 by the Netherlands as part of its decolonisation program. Bureaucratic mismanagement by the democratic government led to disillusion amongst the Surinamese, resulting in a military coup by a group of disgruntled NCOs in 1980.Although receiving popular support at first, the newly created national military council soon started to rule with an iron fist, cracking down on the regime's opponents and dealing with several counter-coups. The murder of 15 dissidents in December 1982 was one of the darkest hours in recent Surinamese history and resulted in all Dutch development aid to Suriname being frozen. Due to the resulting lack of income, the military leadership turned to the narcotics trade.Concurrently, the suppression of the Marrons (descendants of slaves that had fled into the jungle) led to the start of a rebel movement known as the Jungle Commando and was supported by Surinamese dissidents-in-exile. Thus, in 1986 a six-year war started that killed hundreds, destroyed numerous villages and led to thousands of refugees. The war ended with the Peace Accord of Kourou in 1992, after democracy in Suriname was restored."