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1 May – Labour Day; 16 June – Eid al-Adha; 1 July – Ketikoti (Emancipation Day – end of slavery) 9 August – Indigenous People's Day; 10 October – Day of the Maroons; 1 November – Diwali; 25 November – Independence Day; 25 December – Christmas Day; 26 December – Boxing Day
The option to choose between Surinamese or Dutch citizenship in the years leading up to Suriname's independence in 1975 led to a mass migration to the Netherlands. This migration continued in the period immediately after independence and during military rule in the 1980s and for largely economic reasons extended throughout the 1990s.
An independence day is an annual event commemorating the anniversary of a nation's independence or statehood, ... Suriname: Independence Day: 25 November: 1975
Fort Willoughby was captured the next day after a three-hour fight [10] and renamed Fort Zeelandia. On July 31, 1667, the English and Dutch signed the Treaty of Breda, in which for the time being the status quo was respected: the Dutch could keep occupying Suriname and the English the formerly Dutch colony New Amsterdam (modern-day New York).
Oranjeplein was renamed Independence Square. The Dutch flag was lowered for the last time in the evening of 24 November. A big party started around midnight. The first day of the independent Republic of Suriname was celebrated in the company of Princess Beatrix, Prince Claus and Prime Minister Den Uyl.
Pages in category "Public holidays in Suriname" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Indigenous Peoples' Day (United States) K.
Soon after Suriname obtained its independence, most Europeans returned to the Netherlands. Around 300,000 Surinamese also decided to move to Europe and take Dutch citizenship. [ 2 ] In February 1980 Dési Bouterse , head of the Surinamese military, staged a violent coup d'état against Prime Minister Henck Arron and Bouterse became de facto ...
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