Background: Independence from the Netherlands was granted in 1975. Five years later the civilian government was replaced by a military regime that soon declared a socialist republic. It continued to rule through a succession of nominally civilian administrations until 1987, when international pressure finally forced a democratic election. In 1989, the military overthrew the civilian government, but a democratically-elected government returned to power in 1991.
April 10th 2008South America » Suriname » Paramaribo So I am now I dear Adalake’s. Since last writing, I spent a while hanging around Grenoble. My first day there, I went hiking by myself, which was pretty fun. It was good to finally do something ... [full story]
March 24th 2008South America » Suriname » Paramaribo Pochi giorni di Guiana Francese hanno inciso sul mio bilancio quasi quanto un mese in Brasile. Sconsiglio a chiunque stia leggendo questo di visitare tale "Paese". Mi sono chiesto più volte perché i F ... 6 photos[full story]
January 3rd 2008South America » Suriname » Paramaribo Hey again everyone!
In this entry I'm going to try to briefly conclude my experiences over the last month since I wrote you the last time... Since this is a little too large task to handle I'll try ... 4 photos[full story]
December 18th 2007South America » Suriname » Paramaribo Helleuuu peoples!!
Het is al een tijdje geleden dat ik iets heb geschreven op mijn travelblog. En kennelijk lezen sommigen van jullie het ook echt, dus vandaar dat ik maar ff opschrijf wat ik de af ... [full story]
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