Colonial States of Suriname

Suriname grants women the right to vote and stand for election

📅 9 December 1948

The franchise reform expanded women’s formal political participation before independence. It was an important change within colonial rule, where political representation remained limited and...

Suriname holds its first general election under universal suffrage

📅 30 Mei 1949

Political parties competed in the first election after universal adult suffrage was introduced. The vote expanded representation but did not end colonial status: Suriname remained within the Kingdom...