Suriname History

By Elisesparky

  • The Spanish Explore

    The Spanish explored Suriname, but soon after them, the Dutch settled the land.

  • The Dutch Settle

    After the Spanish, the Dutch colinize Suriname.

  • The English Settle

    The English followed the Dutch and settled Suriname, bringing slaves to build and harvest plantations.

  • The Treaty of Breda

    The English gave the Dutch sovereignty of Suriname in return for New Amsterdam (now New York) in the form of a treaty.

  • The Ending of Slavery

    The Dutch were confined to a narrow island untill the abolition of slavery. Before this, slaves worked on plantaions harvesting sugarcane and coffee. Whenever slaves escaped, they went to the mainland. There, they mnaged to keep their religions of Africa. The Dutch called them the "bush Negroes". In 1870, Natives from the West Indies were imported as slaves.

  • The Netherlands Absorb Suriname

    Tn 1948, the kinngdom of the Netherlands fully intigrated the Republic of Suriname as their own country.

  • Suriname Becomes Its Own

    Except for defense and forign affairs, Suriname becomes an independant country. But, after the people of Suriname rioting (Nov. of 1975) because of unemployment and inflimation, the Netherlands gave Suriname complete independance.

  • Netherlands Stop Being Helpful

    The Netherlands stop any and all aid when Surinamese soilders shoot 15 politicians, union officials, lawyers, and journalists.

  • Prime Minister Position Abolished

    Prime Minister Position Abolished in 1998, only to be taken up be the position of a vice president, who is in charge of the Ministers. The Vice President is the second in cammand, with the president being the first. The vice president wins by a two-third vote of National Assembly of Suriname.

  • Presidential Elections

    After the 70% imflimation rate, the former president (Jules Wijdenbosch) held elections a year before it was supposed to take place. The new president was Ronald Venetiaan. He was also reelected in the elections of 2005.

  • Robert Ameerali As The Vice President

    Henck Arron was the first vice president. Robert Ameeral has been the vice president since August 12, 2010. In 2015, President Bouterse was reelected by parlenemt. Robert Ameerali Stayed as the vice president.

  • Mega Combination coalition

    The Mega Combination coalition (lead by dictator Dési Bouterse) won a two-thirds vote by Parliment, and elected by Parlient in August.