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1 Jul 1941

On the eve of its entry into World War II, the United States deployed a battalion of infantry to Suriname to…

1 Jul 1941

U.S. Battalion Secures Surinamese Bauxite as War Approaches

1 Nov 1941

U.S. Infantry Battalion Deploys to Suriname to Protect Bauxite Supply

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30 Nov 1941

U.S. Army Air Forces Establishes Zandery Field in Suriname

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13 Oct 1945

Desiré Delano Bouterse Born on Surinamese Sugar Plantation

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1 Jul 1954

Nancy Ostrander Reorganizes Chaotic U.S. Embassy Code Room in The Hague

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20 Feb 1957

Edward J. Donovan Returns to Norfolk After Mediterranean Deployment

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1 Mar 1957

Edward J. Donovan Listed as Navy Serviceman in Gainesville Directory

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17 Mar 1958

U.S. Air Rescue Service Charts Zanderij in Crowflight Network

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1 Jul 1960

Dési Bouterse Reaches Highest Chess Class at 15

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1 Jul 1961

Stephen W. Bosworth Joins State Department, Launches Diplomatic Career

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1 Jul 1963

Dési Bouterse Leads Blue Birds to Basketball Championship

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1 Nov 1964

Edward J. Donovan Infiltrates Leftist Student Strike Movement at University of Recife

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1 Jul 1965

Nahar Details Decades-Long Relationship with Bouterse

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1 Jul 1965

Edward J. Donovan Leads PSYOPS Campaign in Chau Doc, South Vietnam

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1 Apr 1967

Johnson’s Presidential Jet Makes Emergency Refueling Stop in Suriname

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1 Dec 1967

Komer Thanks Bundy for Evening with State Department Aides

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1 Jul 1968

Desi Bouterse Joins Dutch Armed Forces After Moving to Netherlands

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1 Jul 1968

Desi Bouterse Enters Military School in Netherlands

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1 Jul 1968

Bouterse Establishes Elite Athletic Credentials in Dutch Military Service

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11 Mar 1970

Edward J. Donovan Appointed as Foreign Service Information Officer

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1 Jul 1970

State Department Urges ALCOA to Renegotiate Suriname Bauxite Leases

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1 May 1971

Edward J. Donovan Appointed Director of Psychological Operations in Saigon

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1 Jul 1971

Edward J. Donovan Directs USIA Propaganda in Brazil’s Military Dictatorship

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1 Jul 1972

Surinamese Students Association Launches LOSON Coordinating Body in Netherlands

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1 Jul 1972

Desi Bouterse Serves in Dutch Armored Infantry as Son Dino Born

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1 Jul 1972

Edward J. Donovan Assigned to CORDS Program in Chau Doc, Vietnam

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28 Nov 1972

George Baker Displays Progressive Political Posters at Amsterdam Coffeehouse

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1 Feb 1973

LOSON Issues Solidarity Statements During Suriname Strike Wave

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31 Mar 1973

LOSON Consolidates Into Single National Organization

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1 May 1973

U.S. Military Names Suriname Key Strategic Asset in Western Hemisphere

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21 Aug 1973

Free Voice publishes 1973 Surinamese graduation lists mapping future leaders and victims

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26 Jun 1974

Suriname Pushes for Stake in Aluminum Industry Ownership

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1 Jul 1974

John J. Crowley Jr. Completes 22-Year Diplomatic Career

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2 Jan 1975

Surinamese Armed Forces Begins First Conscription Training Before Independence

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1 Feb 1975

Arron Pushes Independence as Dutch Threaten Aid Over Asian Rights

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1 Mar 1975

Paul Somohardjo Breaks with Government, Mobilizes Javanese Community

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25 Mar 1975

U.S. Embassy Clarifies Military Training Proposals for Suriname Before Independence

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1 Jul 1975

Dési Bouterse Returns to Suriname as Recruited Military NCO

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1 Jul 1975

Netherlands and Suriname Negotiate Flawed Development Aid Treaty

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1 Jul 1975

Bouterse Played Sports with Future Coup Victims in 1970s Paramaribo

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11 Nov 1975

Desi Bouterse Returns to Suriname to Join New National Army

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25 Nov 1975

Suriname Gains Independence as Dutch Military Transfers Materiel

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26 Nov 1975

Surinamese Armed Forces Officially Established Under Elstak Command

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1 Jul 1976

Duemling manages CIA brainwashing funding crisis as DCM in Ottawa

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1 Jul 1976

Surinamese Armed Forces Fracture Under Budget Cuts and Leadership Crisis

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7 Feb 1977

U.S. Embassy Reports Ethnic Tensions Before Arron’s Washington Visit

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1 Jul 1977

Rudy E. Van Bochove Shifts Between Suriname and U.S. Diplomatic Posts

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1 Jul 1977

Harold Tjin A Kwoei Leads First Police-Military Union Attempt

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1 Jul 1977

Protesters Call for Removal of U.S. Ambassador During Andrew Young Visit

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1 Jul 1977

U.S. Air Force Acquires NKC-135 Testbed for Airborne Laser Laboratory

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1 Jul 1977

Corruption Scandals at Economic Affairs and Public Works Paralyze Suriname

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14 Jul 1977

Brzezinski Orders Continuous NEACP Alert in Washington Area

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30 Nov 1977

Arron Navigates Suriname’s Foreign Policy Balancing Act With U.S.

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15 Mar 1978

Dutch General Romijn Honored at Parris Island During Assen Crisis

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1 May 1978

CIA Report Warns of Instability Under Weakened Arron Government

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10 May 1978

George Baker Launches Fringe Campaign in Amsterdam on Immigration and Tax Cuts

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7 Jun 1978

Dutch Marine Commandant Romijn Visits Aruba, Honors Departing Colonel de Waard

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1 Jul 1978

Dési Bouterse Forms NCO Union, Merges Into Military Faction BOMIKA

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1 Jul 1978

Arron Government Rejects BOMIKA Military Union, Imposes Disciplinary Measures

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1 Jul 1978

Dutch Parliament Delegation Scrutinizes Suriname Aid Program During First Post-Independence Visit

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1 Jul 1978

Ambassador Ostrander Deploys USIA to Shift Suriname’s Educational Allegiance from Netherlands to U.S.

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1 Oct 1978

U.S. Air Force deploys ARIA EC-135 detachment to Puerto Rico

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9 Oct 1978

Suriname Accedes to International Anti-Hijacking Conventions

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10 Oct 1978

Warren Christopher meets Henk Arron, discusses Cuba threat to Suriname

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1 Nov 1978

LOSON Severs Ties with KPS-ml Over Financial and Political Disputes

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23 Nov 1978

Surinamese Police Identify Major Heroin Smuggling Network to U.S.

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30 Nov 1978

U.S. Embassy outlines strategic interests in Suriname ahead of military upheaval

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1 Dec 1978

Suriname Government, Public Sector Union Deadlocked Over Salary Demands

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15 Dec 1978

U.S. Embassy Reports No Terrorism Contingency Plan for Suriname

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1 Jan 1979

BOMIKA Escalates Military Discontent to Street Protests in Paramaribo

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1 Jan 1979

Surinamese NCOs Stage Parliament Sit-Down, Demand Union Recognition

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1 Feb 1979

Suriname dissidents form Revolutionary Liberation Movement with Dutch backing

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1 Feb 1979

State Department Outlines Brazil’s Amazon Pact Strategy With Suriname

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14 Feb 1979

U.S. Ambassador Adolph Dubs Killed in Kabul Hotel Siege

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17 Feb 1979

Edward J. Donovan Negotiates Release of Three American Crewmen in Maldives

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13 Mar 1979

U.S. Consul’s Initial Trip to Grenada Aborted on Day of Coup

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14 Mar 1979

Consul Richard LaRoche Reaches Grenada, Establishes First U.S. Post-Coup Presence

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14 Mar 1979

U.S. Political Officer Reports on Grenada Coup from Evacuating Ship

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14 Mar 1979

U.S. Consul Richard LaRoche Arrives in Grenada with Barbadian Government Support

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15 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Reports New Grenada Government Consolidating Power

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16 Mar 1979

Consul LaRoche Meets New Grenadian Revolutionary Leadership

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19 Mar 1979

US Embassy Officer LaRoche Obtains Grenadian Government Documents

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21 Mar 1979

State Department Commends Consul LaRoche for Grenada Coup Response

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23 Mar 1979

US Diplomat Laroche Outlines Property Concerns to Grenadian Revolutionary Leaders

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23 Mar 1979

Ambassador Ortiz Leads High-Level U.S. Delegation Meeting in Grenada

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23 Mar 1979

U.S. Delegation Meets Grenadian Prime Minister Bishop on Elections and Arms

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9 Apr 1979

Consul LaRoche Addresses Medical Student Concerns in Post-Coup Grenada

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10 Apr 1979

U.S. Officials Warn Bishop Against Cuban Ties Amid Gairy Coup Fears

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10 Apr 1979

U.S. Ambassador Ortiz Warns Grenadian Finance Minister Against Cuba Ties

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12 Apr 1979

Laroche Briefs Grenadian Government on Security Matters

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12 Apr 1979

U.S. Consul LaRoche Warns Grenada of Arriving ‘Underworld Figures

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25 Apr 1979

SCC Briefing Exposes Vulnerability of U.S. Nuclear Command System to Soviet Strike

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1 May 1979

Suriname Establishes Diplomatic Relations with Cuba

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1 May 1979

Arron Government Suppresses Abendanon Report on Army Grievances

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1 May 1979

Pentagon identifies Suriname bauxite supply as Cold War vulnerability

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3 May 1979

Walter Zalmijn’s Death Triggers Parliamentary Crisis in Suriname

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1 Jun 1979

LOSON and RBB stage joint protest against Billiton in Arnhem

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5 Jun 1979

Surinamese Ambassador Seeks U.S. Support for World Bank Hydroelectric Loan

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1 Aug 1979

Parliamentary Chairman Uses Procedural Trick to Bypass Opposition Blockade

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1 Dec 1979

Arron Announces March Election as Valk Departs Suriname

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1 Dec 1979

Arron Sets March Election Date as Valk Departs Suriname

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1 Dec 1979

Richard Ellis Oversees Global Shield ’79 Nuclear Command Exercise

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25 Feb 1980

Dutch Military Mission Plans and Executes Suriname’s 1980 Coup

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1 Mar 1980

Ambassador Ostrander Finds Arron Government Impossible to Deal With

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