Suriname

country in South America

6 dated entries naming Suriname, drawn from 6 separate years between 1630 CE and 1980 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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17th century

1630Paramaribo (in modern-day Suriname) is first settled by the English.source
1663The first Maroon community arises in Suriname.source

19th century

1827May 24 – The Royal Netherlands Navy's British-built paddle steamer Curaçao completes the first transatlantic crossing by steam, arriving in Paramaribo in Dutch Guiana (now Suriname) four weeks after its April 26 departure from the Netherlands.source
1863July 1 – Slavery is abolished in the Dutch colonies of Suriname (independent from 1975) and Curaçao and Dependencies.source

20th century

1975November 25 – Suriname gains independence from the Kingdom of the Netherlands.source
1980February 25 – A coup in Suriname ousts the government of Henck Arron; leaders Dési Bouterse and Roy Horb replace it with a National Military Council.source