Suriname in ontwikkeling: 25 Februari 1980

Title: Suriname in ontwikkeling: 25 Februari 1980

Photographer(s): Jul M. Dubois

Writer(s): Jul M. Dubois

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Publisher(s): Uitgeverij Dubois, Rotterdam, The Netherland

Year: 1980

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Language(s): Dutch

Pages: 96

Size: 20 x 27 cm

Binding: Softcover

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Print: Drukkerij Dubois, Rotterdam, The Netherland

Nation(s) and year(s) of Protest: Suriname,1980

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The Sergeants’ Coup was the coup d’état that took place in Suriname on 25 February 1980, carried out by Sergeant Desi Bouterse and Sergeant Roy Horb, together with 14 other sergeants, known as the ‘Group of 16'.

In the early hours of Monday 25 February 1980, the Memre Boekoe barracks were occupied by rebel soldiers led by Bouterse. The building housing the newspaper De West was also occupied. Shortly afterwards, gunfire broke out against the police headquarters. President Ferrier ordered the fighters to cease fire by telephone via his aide, and the sergeants seized power in Suriname.