US Edition50 Years Ago: Suriname Proclaims Its Independence
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Suriname became the newest independent state in the Western Hemisphere on November 25, 1975, concluding 327 years of Dutch rule in the 163,265-square-kilometer territory that is rich in bauxite and located on the northeastern coast of South America.The independence celebrations, which began last weekend and will culminate with the formal declaration before the 36-bank Legislative Assembly, have been overshadowed by fears of possible racial clash…
PARAMARIBO – On the occasion of 50 years of political independence, the National Democratic Party (NDP) issued a powerful message calling for renewed national unity. According to the party, independence goes beyond the political step Suriname took in 1975: true decolonization means a society without divisions, without old systems that pit groups against each other. The NDP argues that Suriname, now, half a century later, must be ready to re-embr…
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