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Jan 1, 1498
Suriname first seen
Christopher Columbus sights the coast of Surinam. -
First civilization
Dutch establish settlements in Suriname -
British settlements
British slave owners make their first settlement in Suriname. -
Slavery in Suriname
British bring their first plantation over to start harvesting sugar cane and coffee -
Slavery abolished
Slavery abolished from plantations -
Start of independence
Suriname given full autonomy from the Netherlands -
Independence Day
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All political parties lifted
Ban of political parties was lifted -
Civil War
African slaves begin guerrilla war for new constitutional order -
Constitution change
97% vote to approve new civilian constitution.
