List of wars involving Suriname

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This is a list of wars and conflicts involving Dutch Guiana and later Suriname from the Dutch colonisation of the Guianas to the present day.

Conflict	Combatant 1	Combatant 2	Results
Battle of Suriname (1804)	Batavian Republic • Dutch Guiana France	United Kingdom	British occupation of Suriname Britain took part of Dutch Guiana.
Surinamese coup d'état (1980)	Henck Arron	Dési Bouterse	Dési Bouterse victory Overthrow of the Prime Minister with a violent coup.
Suriname Guerrilla War (1986–1992)	Suriname	Jungle Commando Tucayana Amazonas	State victory Rebellion suppressed.

References

Dew, Edward M. (1994). The Trouble in Suriname, 1975–93. Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A.: Praeger Pub Text. ISBN 0-275-94834-X.

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