What the records say
- When
- 24 Dec 1990
- Kind
- Coup
- Coordinates
- 5.85° N, 55.20° W
- Description
- violent overthrow of government in Suriname
1990 Surinamese coup d'état
Military coup led by Ivan Graanoogst
The 1990 Surinamese coup d'état, usually referred to as the Telephone Coup, was a military coup in Suriname on 24 December 1990. The coup was carried out by the acting commander-in-chief of the Suriname National Army (SNL), Police Chief Ivan Graanoogst. As a result of the coup, President Ramsewak Shankar was dismissed from power, and parliament and government were disbanded.
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- Wikidata: treaties and coupsWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Cline Center Coup d’État Project v2.2.2Cline Center for Advanced Social Research, University of Illinois · names it “Coup in Suriname”Creative Commons Attribution 4.0