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Surinamese voters

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Suriname holds its first general election under universal suffrage

đź“… 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...

Voters approve a new constitution by referendum

đź“… 30 September 1987

The referendum approved a constitution drafted during the military regime. It restored an elected political framework but also preserved a prominent constitutional role for the armed forces, showing...

General elections return an elected parliament after military rule

đź“… 25 November 1987

Voters elected a new National Assembly after the 1980 coup and years of military dominance. The result restored electoral politics but did not end the army’s influence or the lasting consequences of...

Elections renew civilian government after the 1990 “telephone coup”

đź“… 25 Mei 1991

Surinamese voters elected a new National Assembly following the military’s December 1990 intervention. The 1991 election helped re-establish civilian government, although the armed forces remained a...

Voters approve a new Constitution in a referendum

đź“… 30 September 1987

A referendum approved a negotiated constitutional framework and opened the way for elections. The process reflected pressure for a return to representative government after years of military rule,...

Early elections return civilian government after the 1990 coup

đź“… 25 Mei 1991

Suriname held early elections following the Christmas coup. The National Assembly records this election as part of the return to electoral rule. It did not erase the contested legacy of the military...