Surinamese Interior War

Surinamese Interior War

Date22 July 1986 – 8 August 1992
(6 years, 2 weeks and 3 days)
Location
Eastern Suriname
Result Ceasefire and peace agreement following democratic restoration
Belligerents
Surinamese National Army Jungle Commando
Tucayana Amazonas
Commanders and leaders
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 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.