Surinamese Civil War
| Surinamese Civil War | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Surinamese National Army |
Jungle Commando Tucayana Amazonas | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Dési Bouterse (de facto head of state) Fred Ramdat Misier Ramsewak Shankar Johan Kraag Ronald Venetiaan |
Ronnie Brunswijk (Jungle Commando) Thomas Sabajo (Tucayana Amazonas) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 60 Jungle Commando fighters (estimated) | |||||||
| At least 300 civilians killed | |||||||
The Surinamese Civil War, also known as Surinamese Interior War (Dutch: Binnenlandse Oorlog), was a civil war fought in eastern Suriname between 1986 and 1992. The conflict primarily involved the Jungle Commando, a rebel group composed largely of Saramaka (Maroon) fighters and led by former soldier Ronnie Brunswijk, and the Surinamese National Army, commanded by then-army chief and de facto head of state Dési Bouterse.