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Events on Tuesday 25 November 1975 1
1975Suriname declares independence from the NetherlandsFormer Dutch colony becomes sovereign republicSuriname became independent from the Netherlands on 25 November 1975, with Johan Ferrier as its first president. A large share of the population emigrated to the Netherlands around independence out of uncertainty about the new nation's future. Dutch remains the country's official language.