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1995 Louis Sen A Kaw, Suriname's great dam builder, dies at 75
1994 Asta ER Elstak, Suriname/Netherlands welfare worker, dies at 74 1994 Bhagwatpersad Ausan, commandant Suriname military police, dies at 38 1993 AJA Quintus Bosz, Indonesian/Suriname lawyer, dies at 78 1993 Paramaribo Suriname TV studio destroyed by fire 1993 Henk Knol, Suriname MP (PvdA), dies at 61 1992 SuriPop VII, Suriname Popular Song Festival 1991 Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname religious leader, dies 1991 Ronald Venetiaan chosen president of Suriname 1991 Cornelis Z. Forster, Suriname granman/gaanman, dies 1990 Herman Gooding, Suriname police-inspector, dies 1989 Henk Heidweiller, ambassador of Suriname, dies 1989 Suriname SLM-173 (DC-8) crashes near Paramaribo Airport killing 173 1989 Milton van Embricqs, Suriname/Dutch publicist, dies 1989 Percy Stuart, Suriname/Dutch sports journalist, dies 1988 Tamara Pos, Suriname/Dutch activist 1988 Ramsewak Shankar sworn in as President of Suriname 1987 Suriname constitution ratified 1986 Suriname army leader Desi Bouterse massacres Moiwana village 1986 Suriname government proclaims gold purification 1986 Suriname army Captain Etienne Boerenveen arrested for cocaine smuggling 1983 Roy Horb, Suriname sergeant/putschist, commits suicide 1982 Suriname army leader Bouterse murders 15 opponents 1982 Andre Kamperveen, Suriname minister, murdered 1982 Bram Behr, Suriname revolutionary, murdered 1982 Cyrill Daal, Suriname worker's union leader, murdered 1982 Frank Wijngaarde, Suriname journalist, murdered 1982 Harald Riedewald, Suriname attorney, murdered 1982 John Baboeram, Suriname lawyer, murdered 1982 Jozef Slagveer, Suriname journalist, murdered 1982 Leckie, Suriname scholar, murdered 1982 Leslie Rahman, Suriname journalist, murdered 1982 Surendre Rambocus, Suriname army lieutenant, murdered 1982 Suriname army under Desi Bouterse fires on radio station building 1982 Wilfred Hawker, Suriname Sergeant-major, executed 1982 Failed military coup under Rambocus/Hawker in Suriname 1982 Suriname President Chin A Sen resigns and flees to Netherlands 1982 Suriname premier Chin A Sen flees 1981 Humphrey Keervelt, director (Suriname Planning Bureau), murdered 1981 Suriname failed coup under Sergeant-Major Wilfred Hawker 1980 Suriname president Johan Ferrier ousted 1980 Miltary coup under Desi Bouterse in Suriname 1980 Coup ousts Prime Minister Henck Arron of Suriname 1977 Latoya Warning, Suriname 4th Miss Teenager 1993 1976 Mike Ferrier, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, FC Volendam, Salernitana 1975 Netherlands grants Suriname independence (National Day) 1975 Raymond Graanoogst, Suriname/Dutch soccer player for the FC Utrecht 1974 Rene A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillean poet, dies at 57 1974 Harvey Esajas, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1974 Gregory Playfair, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, PSV 1973 Elections in Suriname, premier Sedney's PNP doesn't win a chair 1973 Suriname government of Sedney arrests 13 union leaders 1972 Sherida Pawiroredjo, Suriname Miss Indra Maju 1993 1971 Quintis "Chico" Ristie, Suriname radio host 1971 Ulrich van Gobbel, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 Saskia Sibilo, Miss Suriname 1990 1970 Dean Gorre, Suriname/Dutch soccer player, Feyenoord 1970 "Jopie" Pengel, Johan A, premier Suriname (1963-69), dies at 54 1970 Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier Suriname, dies 1969 Suriname government of Pengel resigns 1968 University of Suriname opens 1967 Anthony Nesty, swimmer, won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal 1965 H L de Vries appointed Dutch governor of Suriname 1964 Florence Gopi, Suriname radio-broadcaster, KBC-Metro Bolmer 1964 Suriname governor A Currie resigns 1964 Suriname River dammed 1963 Stanley Menzo, Suriname/Dutch soccer goaltender, Ajax/PSV 1963 George Heidweiler, Suriname, Dutch painter 1963 "Jopie" Pengel forms government in Suriname 1962 Ruud Gullit, Suriname/Dutch soccer star, Feyenoord, PSV, AC Milan 1961 Ane-Marie Sanches, newscaster, Suriname TV/Radio 1960 Carolien de Windt, Suriname/Dutch singer, Mai Tai 1960 Bolik Dahan, Suriname singer/radio host, Radio KBC 1959 Kenneth D. Herdigein, Suriname/Dutch actor, Say A 1958 J Pengel forms government/Emanuels premier of Suriname 1957 1st edition newspaper the Ware Time (in Suriname), 1,700 die 1956 Denise Jannah, Zeefuik, Suriname jazz singer, Farmer's Market 1955 J van Tilburg appointed governor of Suriname 1953 Roy Ristie, Suriname/Netherlands radio host, Apintie, Kankantrie 1953 Marcel R Zeeuw, Suriname Lt-colonel, coup 1982 1952 2nd Round Conference between Dutch Antilles and Suriname ends 1952 Operations begin at United Suriname Workers of Netherlands which flew from London to Johannesburg carrying 36 passengers 1951 Johannes C. Kielstra, Dut economist/Governor of Suriname 1933 - 1944, dies at 72 1950 Suriname becomes independent part in Realm of Netherlands 1949 NPS/VHP win 1st general election in Suriname 1947 Carmen Krolis, Suriname/Netherlands singer 1946 NPS, Nationale Party Suriname, forms 1945 Anton de Kom, Suriname resistance fighter, dies at 47 1942 Suriname camp for NSB people opens to save Jews 1941 Frank Creton, Suriname/Netherlands painter 1941 U.S. troops land on Suriname to protect bauxite mine 1941 Jules Wijdenbosch, premier Suriname 1940 Leo H Ferrier, Suriname writer, Atman 1940 Governor of Suriname and Netherlands Antilles refuse entry to Jewish refugees 1938 Frits Wols, Eugene W Wong Loi Sing, Suriname, Secretary-General, UNESCO 1936 R. Ronald Venetian, president Suriname, 1991- 1935 Michael Slory, Suriname poet, Bitter Combat 1934 Hilly Axwijk, Suriname social worker 1933 Suriname worker's union leader A de Come banish to Netherlands 1933 Colonial troops in Suriname kill 2 demonstrators 1933 Colonial government arrests Anton de Kom in Paramaribo Suriname 1932 1st Suriname union congress at Paramaribo 1931 Suriname Work Committee under Louis Doedel forms in Paramaribo 1929 Andre Carolus Cirino, Suriname/Indian poet 1929 Cornelis W. Lely, Dutch Governor of Suriname (1902-05), dies at 74 1926 Max Sordam, Suriname warden/writer, Dictionary Sranantongo 1925 Eddy Bruma, Suriname politician 1921 Beatrice "Fiet" van Ommeren-Samson, Suriname writer 1919 Franc [Franklin E] Essed, Suriname agricultural eng, Oper Grasshopper 1917 Rene A de Rooy, Suriname/Antillian poet, Juancho Picaflor 1917 Asta E R Elstak, Suriname/Dutch social worker 1916 Suriname Bauxite Company forms in Paramaribo 1916 Jagernath Lachmon, premier Suriname 1916 Last British-Indian contract workers arrive in Suriname 1916 Dugo D Schenker, Suriname/Antillian producer 1916 Jopie [Johan A] Pengel, premier of Suriname, 1963-69 1915 A J A Quintus Bosz, Indonesian/Suriname lawyer 1913 Hugo Pos, Suriname/Netherlands WW II prosecutor of minor war crimes Tokyo 1910 John YWJ Eilerts de Cock, sea officer (Suriname), dies at 44 1909 Nicolaas G Pierson, director Suriname/Dutch Bank, dies at 80 1908 Dirk Fock becomes governor of Suriname 1908 Arnoud Breeveld, Suriname bishop 1907 Jan Klaasesz, Dutch governor Suriname, 1949-56 1907 Sophie Redmond, Suriname's 1st female physician 1905 Dutch AR-politician AWF Idenburg named governor of Suriname 1905 Paramaribo-Dam railway opens in Suriname, never used 1903 Albert Helman, Lou Lichtveld, Suriname politician/novelist 1903 Lodewijk AM "Lou" Lichtveld, Albert Helman, Suriname author 1902 Titus AJ van Asch van Wijck, Governor of Suriname (1891-97), dies at 53 1900 Jan van Tilburg, governor Suriname, PVDA, 1955-62 1899 Pandit Rambharos Gangaram Panday, Suriname relig leader/co-found, VHP 1899 Esquire Mauritius A de Savornin Lohman, Governor of Suriname, dies at 67 1892 Cornelis A van Sypesteyn, Dutch governor of Suriname, dies at 69 1891 Titus van Wyck succeeds M de Savornin Lohman as Governor of Suriname 1891 Riot against tax increase in Paramaribo Suriname 1890 1st 44 Javans arrive in Suriname, to work 5 year on sugar plantations 1889 Jan E Matzeliger, Suriname inventor (shoe lacing machine), dies 1885 John Matzeliger of Suriname patents shoe lacing machine 1884 Suriname army shoots on British-Indian contract workers, 7 killed 1884 Abraham Rutgers, Dutch governor, Suriname, 1928-33 1878 John C Kielstra, Dutch economist/governor of Suriname, 1933-44 1876 Suriname begins compulsory education for 7-12 years 1873 1st contract workers of British-Indies Co arrives in Suriname 1865 Johannes IJWJ Eilerts de Haan, Dutch sea officer, Lucie R, Suriname 1865 Pope Pius IX visits Suriname 1865 NV Suriname Bank established 1863 Slavery abolished in Suriname and Netherlands Antilles 1863 Dutch colony Suriname counts population of 33,000 slaves 1862 Amnesty proclaimed for escaped slaves of Suriname 1854 Cornelis W. Lely, Dutch engineer and Governor of Suriname, 1902 - 1905 1849 Titus A J van Asch van Wijck, Dutch governor Suriname, 1891-97 1848 Otto Tank ends slavery in Suriname colony 1843 1st Chinese immigrant arrives in Suriname 1839 Nicolaas G Pierson, Dutch banker/Suriname premier, 1897-1901 1838 Abraham de Veer, Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1822-28), dies at 71 1832 Rebellious slaves set fire to Paramaribo Suriname 1832 Esquire Maurits A de Savornin Lohman, Dutch governor of Suriname 1821 Paramaribo Suriname catches fire, 4 die 1816 Dutch regain Suriname 1813 Charles Pierre Schimpf, governor of Suriname, 1855-59 1812 Jurriaan F de Frederici, Dutch governor-general (Suriname), dies at 60 1809 Peter "Peerke" Donders, Dutch RC missionary to Suriname 1804 Suriname sold to English, until February, 1816 1804 31 English ship sail Suriname river demand transition colony 1802 English sell Suriname to Dutch 1799 English fleet under lord Seymour overthrows Suriname 1789 Fleeing slaves under Bonni attack military post on Suriname 1782 Suriname forbids selling slave mothers without their babies 1779 Jan Nepveu, Dutch Governor-General of Suriname (1769-79), dies at 59 1774 1st Surinam newspaper (1st Wednesday Suriname) begins publishing 1771 West Indian Company and Amsterdam divide up Suriname 1771 Jacob Andries van Braam, colonial director, Suriname 1770 Amsterdam buys Van Aerssens family 1/3 part of Suriname 1768 Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname (1742-51), dies at 75 1767 Abraham de Veer, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1822-28 1760 Suriname Colonial Regime signs treaty with Aukaners (ex-slaves) 1751 Jurrian F de Frederici, governor-General, Suriname 1740 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral (Suriname), dies at 71 1719 John/Jean Nepveu, Dutch governor of Suriname, 1768-79 1712 French hijacker Jacques Cassard seen on Suriname coast 1692 Jan J Mauricius, Dutch governor-general of Suriname, 1742-51 1688 Cornelis van Aerssen, governor of Suriname (1683-88), murdered at 50 1683 West Indian Company sells 1/3 of Suriname 1669 Francois van Aerssen, Dutch Vice-Admiral, Suriname/Algeria 1669 Abraham Crijnssen, Swiss admiral, conquered Suriname, dies 1667 English fleet plunders Suriname plantations 1667 English colony Suriname in Dutch hands 1667 Abraham Crijnssen conquerors Fort Willoughby (Zeelandia), Suriname 1667 Abraham Crijnssens fleet reach Fort Willoughby on Suriname River 1666 Abraham Crijnssen departs to Suriname 1637 Philip J van Lichtenbergh, Governor of Suriname, baptized |
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