1990 Surinamese coup d'état

1990 Surinamese coup d'état
	; Map of Suriname.
Date	24 December 1990
Location	Paramaribo, Suriname5°51′8″N 55°12′14″W / 5.85222°N 55.20389°W
Result	Coup attempt succeeds.; Ramsewak Shankar is overthrown.; Dési Bouterse regained de facto control of the country.;
Belligerents
Government of Suriname Supported by:; Brazil; United States	Suriname National Army National Military Council; Supported by:; China; Cuba; North Korea; Vietnam; United States (alleged)
Commanders and leaders
Ramsewak Shankar	Ivan Graanoogst
	Nexus of coup in Paramaribo

The 1990 Surinamese coup d'état, usually referred to as the Telephone Coup (Dutch: De Telefooncoup), 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.