Suriname Government - 1986

GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES 

Official name: Republic of Suriname

Type: military-civilian rule

Capital: Paramaribo

Political subdivisions: 9 districts, each headed by District Commissioner responsible to Minister of Internal Affairs and Local Administration; 100 “People’s Committees” installed at local level

Legal system: suspended constitution; judicial system functions in ordinary civil and criminal cases

National holiday: Independence Day, 25 November

Branches: civilian government controlled by the military

Government leaders. Lt. Col. Desire BOUTERSE, Head of Government, Army Commander and strongman (since February 1980); Lachmipersad Frederick RAMDAT-M1S1ER, Acting President (figurehead; since February 1982); Willem Alfred UDEN-HOUT, Prime Minister (since February 1984)

Suffrage: suspended

Elections: none planned

Political parties and leaders: 25 February National Unity Movement (November 1983)

established by Bouterse, regular party activity limited; given greater freedom of assembly in 1985; leftists (all small groups)—Revolutionary People’s Party (RVP), Michael Naarendorp Progressive Workers and Farmers (PALU), Iwan Krolis

Member of: ECL A, FAO, GATT, G-77, IBA, IBRD, ICAO, IDB—Inter-American Development Bank, IFAD, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTERPOL, ITU, NAM, OAS, P AHO, SELA, UN, UNESCO, UPU, WHO, WIPO, WMO

NOTE: The information regarding Suriname on this page is re-published from the 1986 World Fact Book of the United States Central Intelligence Agency and other sources. No claims are made regarding the accuracy of Suriname 1986 information contained here. All suggestions for corrections of any errors about Suriname 1986 should be addressed to the CIA or the source cited on each page.