Attacks on military posts mark the start of the Interior War

Decree C-64 designated a Central Executive Body as the highest governing body and left its composition to the Military Authority. The Inter-American Commission described it as formalizing the de facto...

Fifteen detained opponents—including journalists, union leaders, lawyers, academics and former officials—were killed while in military custody at Fort Zeelandia. Authorities initially described the...

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights issued its report following an in-country investigation. It documented constitutional suspension, restrictions on political participation and the killings...

Accounts of the military period describe the movement associated with the revolution’s supporters as changing its name to Stanvaste on the anniversary of 25 February. The organization functioned...

Suriname entered a period with a 31-member appointed parliament. Seats were allocated among nominees of the 25 February Movement, the trade-union movement and business representatives. The National...

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,...

Suriname held general elections for representative bodies for the first time since the coup. The Front for Democracy and Development won decisively. The result restored electoral competition, though...

The government led by Ramsewak Shankar took office after the 1987 elections. The transfer was a major step in the return to civilian electoral government, but it unfolded within a constitutional...

Military commander Ivan Graanoogst announced that the military had taken power, forcing the elected government from office. The coup demonstrated that the military retained the capacity to veto...

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...