When and how did Suriname become an independent country?

Suriname became independent almost despite itself, as Dutch governments in the 1960s and 1970s pressured the country's remaining colonial territories to move towards independence. read more

Suriname became independent almost despite itself, as Dutch governments in the 1960s and 1970s pressured the country's remaining colonial territories to move towards independence. This pressure seems to have had multiple origins, as various as a desire to complete decolonization, to an interest in saving money, to a racism seeking to exclude non-white colonials from the Netherlands. read more

In 1954, Suriname became one of the constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. On 25 November 1975, the country of Suriname left the Kingdom of the Netherlands to become an independent state, nonetheless maintaining close economic, diplomatic, and cultural ties to its former colonizer. read more

Yes, Suriname is an independent country. The Republic of Suriname gained independent from the Netherlands on November 25, 1975. Since 1954 Suriname had been granted a system of limited self-government under the Charter for the Kingdom of the Netherlands [Statuut voor het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden]. read more