Suriname (Kingdom of the Netherlands)

Suriname
1954–1975
Anthem: God zij met ons Suriname (Dutch)
"God be with our Suriname"
StatusConstituent country of
the Kingdom of the Netherlands
CapitalParamaribo
Common languagesDutch (official)
GovernmentUnitary parliamentary representative democracy under constitutional monarchy
Monarch 
• 1954–1975
Juliana
Governor General 
• 1954–1956
Jan Klaasesz
• 1956–1963
Jan van Tilburg
• 1963–1964
Archibald Currie
• 1968–1975
Johan Ferrier
Prime Minister 
• 1954–1955
Archibald Currie
• 1955–1958
Johan Ferrier
• 1958–1963
Severinus Desiré Emanuels
• 1963–1969
Johan Adolf Pengel
• 1969–1973
Jules Sedney
• 1973–1975
Henck Arron
LegislatureEstates of Suriname
History 
• Proclamation of Charter
15 December 1954
25 November 1975
Currency
ISO 3166 codeSR
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Surinam (Dutch colony)
Suriname

Suriname was a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands between 1954 and 1975. The country had full autonomy, except in areas of defence and foreign policy, and participated on a basis of equality with the Netherlands Antilles and the Netherlands itself in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The country became fully independent as the Republic of Suriname on 25 November 1975.


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