Latin America Report: Bouterse Cites Achievements on Lifting Curfew – 22 July 1982

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PAO30100 Havana PRELA in English2310 GMT 2 Jul 82

Paramaribo, 3 Jul (PL) — Commander Daysi Bouterse, leader of the Suriname political process, said the revolution is a historic necessity and greater challenge for the people.

He recalled that the government has adopted several measures to benefit the people since young army officers took power on 25 February 1980.

He cited among the gains farm policy, price control, a low-cost housing program, and a tax cut.

He also stressed that the well-being of the masses has been the central objective of all the steps taken.

At a ceremony to mark the abolition of slavery in Suriname, Bouterse also announced the lifting of the curfew in force since March when a counterrevolutionary group tried to pull a coup.

The throng gathered at the former Fort Bomika, where Bouterse and his comrades met 28 months ago on the eve of the overthrow of the regime of Henck Arron, hailed the measure and cheered the revolution.

Bouterse also spoke of the economic problems that continue to affect the country, which attained its independence from Holland in 1975, and stated that they are due to the inherited economic and political structure.

“Everyone has the right and duty to develop on the basis of their own effort. Therefore the revolution is not an elegant word, but a historic need and, at the same time, a greater challenge for the Suriname people.”

In his speech, he harshly scored colonialism and imperialism and called on the people to promote their own forms of development, learning from other Third World countries.

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July 22, 1982
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