Talk:Suriname

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A European mercenary by the name of Karl Penta organised a successful campaign to destabilise the military regime that ruled Suriname under the dictator, Dési Bouterse ??????

I never heard of Karl Penta. I suppose the group which destabalised the Bouterse government was lead by Ronny Brunswijk


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[edit] two things

There are two "things" in the table. One is obviously the national flag. What is the thing on the right? Is it a national crest or something? It would be nice if they were labeled. -- Zoe

[edit] Wikipedia:Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board

I would like to announce the establishment of the Wikipedia:Caribbean Wikipedians' notice board. Anyone with an interest in the Caribbean is welcome to join in. Guettarda 1 July 2005 04:13 (UTC)

[edit] Improvement Drive

South America is currently nominated to be improved on Wikipedia:This week's improvement drive. You can support the article with your vote.--Fenice 12:14, 17 July 2005 (UTC)

[edit] the map is wrong

The disputed pieces should at least be mentioned...

Actually, the dispute with Guyana has been resolved now, and the map that Suriname itself uses is the correct one. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.56.47.152 (talk) 14:00, 31 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] what?

first - the flag is wrong. Since when were the stripes grey? second - that 'modified' (vandalised more like) map looks awful.

My Name is Winston Gummels, I am from Suriname. The map is wrong and it is ridiculous to say that the map includes illegally two disputed areas. Please put in a correct map for God's sake. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 200.2.178.143 (talk) 20:47, 15 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Structural Adjustment

I've eliminated the sentence which stated as fact that market liberalization and "structural adjustment" were necessary elements of improving the economy. This is neo-liberal theory which has not panned out so well in reality in many nations and should not be stated as fact.

[edit] Soccer players?

The soccer players were mostly born in Amsterdam, except for Seedorf. Daiver, but they have roots in Suriname. Their parents are ussually the ones born in Suriname.

[edit] Images

Other than the crude map and flags, the only image in this article is a picture of some houses from 1955. Also, what is the picture of the tailor's shop doing way down below the external links? There must be a better place for it, there are three sections without any pictures. Can't we also get some more pictures? I unfortunatly don't have any to supply, but perhaps somebody else does. Sparkleiya 09:58, 6 October 2006 (UTC)

I found some images of Suriname on the Dutch Wikipedia, and have added them. Nocturnal Wanderer Sign here! 02:20, 3 July 2007 (UTC)
However I still think some images should be added. Nocturnal Wanderer Sign here! 18:39, 8 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Proposed WikiProject

In my ongoing efforts to try to include every country on the planet included in the scope of a WikiProject, I have proposed a new project on South America at Wikipedia:WikiProject Council/Proposals#South America whose scope would include Suriname. Any interested parties are more than welcome to add their names there, so we can see if there is enough interest to start such a project. Thank you for your attention. Badbilltucker 17:13, 20 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Suriname or Surinam

The country is officially named Suriname. Although most dictionaries have corrected this(after a speech held by (name required) who made it official that Suriname should also be written as Suriname in english. SLM is the only company which is 'allowed' to be called Surinam Airways(Suriname Luchtvaart Maatschappij). This is mainly because it was named so before the official statement of (name required). (citation needed)

[edit] Neutrality

The section on the disputed boundaries does not seem neutral at all. I believe it should be revised. --Peter Robinett 13:08, 28 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Protection request

Hello there, I have a request of protection due to high vandalism in this article. On a bad day the article turns out pretty ugly before being reverted. :S
Kind regards, MisteryX 13:59, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

  • They should turn off edits for IP#s alone Wikipedia wide.. It is possible to by annoymous as a User name alone. CaribDigita 16:34, 9 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] "In native tongue"

The introduction currently reads "In native tongue it is called Sranang." What native tongue? Several? It makes no sense not to mantion what language(s) that name is in. Jon Harald Søby 00:33, 13 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Amerigo Vespucci exploration date

Re "In 1499 Amerigo Vespucci, after whom the continent was named discovered the Northern coast of South America and Spain explored Suriname in 1593." This latter date is obviously incorrect for the exploration of Suriname since Amerigo Vespucci lived from 1454 to 1512, according to the Wikipedia entry on Amerigo Vespucci. Although, the text in that entry also contradicts the 1454 birthdate with "Amerigo Vespucci was born in Florence, Italy in March of 1451". I do not have enough knowledge of Vespucci to verify his date of exploration of Suriname, but 1499 seems to jive with the stated exploration of northern South America. This line is also confusing since 2 different dates are given, both referring to his exploration of Suriname, so the correct date is needed. Sentence needs clarification.99.246.67.172 17:36, 1 June 2007 (UTC)

[edit] 2 Histories?

Should the titles be expanded, it's a little confusing. Renny11

[edit] Cold War

This is worth looking into: Secrets of Suriname: Another Reagan-administration Cold War success story Readin (talk) 17:39, 1 May 2008 (UTC)