Bram Behr

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Bram Behr

Abraham Maurits "Bram" Behr (18 January 1951 in Curaçao - 8 December 1982 in Paramaribo) was a Surinamese communist. He was best known as a propagandist and journalist. He published the pamphlet De Rode Surinamer and edited the weekly newspaper Mokro. He also founded (June 24, 1981) and led the Hoxhaist Communist Party of Suriname (CPS) in opposition to the military dictatorship of Dési Bouterse. Behr was assassinated along with 14 other prominent Bouterse opponents on December 8, 1982, an incident known as the Decembermoorden.

References

Dew, Edward M. The Trouble in Suriname, 1975-1993. Westport: Praeger, 1994.
(Dutch) De Groene Amsterdammer (November 25, 2000)
(Dutch) Anda Suriname profile
Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. "Report on the Human Rights Situation in Suriname" (October 5, 1983)

Persondata
Name	Behr, Bram
Alternative names
Short description	Surinamese communist journalist
Date of birth	18 January 1951
Place of birth
Date of death	8 December 1982
Place of death

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