Early elections return civilian government after the 1990 coup

Attacks on military posts in Stolkertsijver and Albina during the night of 21–22 July are generally treated as the beginning of the Interior War. Ronnie Brunswijk’s insurgency emerged amid conflict...

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...

The two states signed a treaty for friendship and closer cooperation. In the post-independence setting, relations over development aid, sovereignty and external influence remained contested. The...

The Agreement for National Reconciliation and Development was signed between the Government and armed groups in the interior. It sought to end the Interior War and address national reconciliation...