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Surinam (Dutch: Suriname), also unofficially known as Dutch Guiana, was a Dutch plantation colony in the Guianas and the predecessor polity of modern country of Suriname.It was bordered by the fellow Dutch colony of Berbice to the west, and the French colony of Cayenne to the east.
In 1630, British settlers made the first European attempt at colonization at Marshall's Creek, a tributary of the Suriname. [3] The Dutch navigator David Pietersz. de Vries wrote of traveling up the " Sername " river in 1634 until he encountered the English colony there, which did not last much longer.
The early history of Suriname dates from 3000 BCE when Native Americans first inhabited the area. The Dutch acquired Suriname from the English, and European settlement in any numbers dates from the 17th century, when it was a plantation colony utilizing slavery for sugar cultivation.
Flag of the governor of Suriname (1966–1975) This is a list of colonial governors of Suriname, a country in northern South America.It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
18th Century Ritual bath (now dry) at the Tzedek ve-Shalom Synagogue in Paramaribo, Suriname. As part of the conversion process, people would immerse in this bath. Photo by Laura Arnold Leibman, 2008. Jews with African ancestry have lived in the Americas since the colonial era.
Suriname’s former dictator Desi Bouterse was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the murders of 15 opponents of the then-military regime in December 1982, ending a historic 16-year ...
Suriname: c. 93,000 (2017) [29] ... dated to 32,000–35,000 years ago, ... This may have possibly included limited colonization by people who have since been ...
Surinamese people or people of Surinamese descent who are famous or notable include: Art. Visual arts. Leo Glans (1911–1980) Soeki Irodikromo (1945–2020)