Covers the 1973-75 independence negotiations between the Dutch and Surinamese governments, independence in November 1975, the scale of Surinamese emigration to the Netherlands around independence, and UN admission in December 1975. It does not cover governance in Suriname after independence, including the 1980 military coup.
Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America, was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1954. The Dutch government under Joop den Uyl, in office from May 1973, committed to Caribbean decolonisation, and Henck Arron's government accepted independence by the end of 1975; the resulting negotiations secured a 3.5-billion-guilder Dutch development-aid package and delayed any Dutch visa requirement for Surinamese travellers until 1980.[1] Suriname became fully independent on 25 November 1975, at a ceremony in Paramaribo where Queen Juliana signed the declaration of independence and Johan Ferrier was named first President, with Henck Arron as first Prime Minister.[2] Emigration to the Netherlands peaked sharply around independence: about 40,000 people left in 1975 alone, and the Surinamese-born population in the Netherlands rose from roughly 110,000 in 1975 to about 145,000 by 1980.[3] The Republic of Surinam was admitted to the United Nations that December, following a unanimous Security Council recommendation.[4][5]
Status verified as of
Suriname has been an independent, UN-member state since 1975.[4]
History
From negotiations with the Netherlands begun in 1974 to independence in November 1975 and UN membership that December.
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· Declaration
Suriname became independent from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975, at a ceremony in Paramaribo attended by Princess Beatrix, at which Queen Juliana signed the declaration of independence and Johan Ferrier was named the country's first President.
Significance here: The formal end of Dutch rule following negotiations begun by the Surinamese government in 1974.
· Recognition
Following the Security Council's unanimous recommendation, the General Assembly admitted the Republic of Surinam as a member of the United Nations, nine days after independence.
Significance here: Formal international recognition of Surinamese statehood following independence.
Each number marks a specific claim. Notes give the source, its locator and how it relates to the claim.
Claim: The Dutch government under Prime Minister Joop den Uyl, in office from May 1973, committed to the independence of its remaining Caribbean territories during its term; the newly elected government of Henck Arron accepted den Uyl's invitation that Suriname become independent by the end of 1975. The resulting negotiations secured a Dutch development-aid package of 3.5 billion guilders for the new republic and a Dutch concession delaying any visa requirement for Surinamese travellers to the Netherlands until 1980.
Claim: Suriname became fully independent from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975; "after a celebratory ceremonial night in Paramaribo that was attended by princess Beatrix, queen Juliana signed the declaration of independence," and "Johan Ferrier was named as the first president of the Republic of Suriname," with Henck Arron, who had led the independence negotiations, becoming first Prime Minister.
Claim: Emigration from Suriname to the Netherlands peaked in 1975, the year of independence, with about 40,000 people arriving that year alone; the Surinamese-born population resident in the Netherlands rose from roughly 110,000 in 1975 to about 145,000 by 1980, with a second migration spike in 1979-80 as a five-year window allowing Surinamese to opt for Dutch citizenship after independence expired.
Claim: The UN General Assembly decided to admit the Republic of Surinam to membership in the United Nations at its 2428th plenary meeting on 4 December 1975, following the Security Council's recommendation of 1 December 1975.
Claim: On 1 December 1975 the Security Council, having examined Suriname's application for UN membership, unanimously recommended to the General Assembly that the Republic of Surinam be admitted.