Suriname Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
country in South America
About Suriname
Dutch from the province ofZeelandin theNetherlandscolonized Suriname in the 17th century but periods of British administration did not finally cease until 1816. The colony was mainly used for sugar, coffee and cocoa plantations where many African slaves were worked to death. In 1863 slavery came to an end and contract workers were recruited from British India (until 1916) andJava(until 1936). Many stayed after their contract had ended. Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975, whereupon many Surinamese left for the Netherlands to retain their Dutch nationality. Five years later, the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic characterized by a high level of government corruption and the summary executions of political opponent
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