Stolkertsijver is a town in the
Commewijne District
Commewijne is a district of Suriname, located on the right bank of the Suriname River. Commewijne's capital city is Nieuw Amsterdam. Tamanredjo is another major town, while Meerzorg is the most populated.
The district has a population of 31,4 ...
of
Suriname
Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...
. It is situated on the
East-West Link. At Stolkertsijver, a
bridge
A bridge is a structure built to span a physical obstacle (such as a body of water, valley, road, or rail) without blocking the way underneath. It is constructed for the purpose of providing passage over the obstacle, which is usually somethi ...
spanning the
Commewijne River
Commewijne River (Sranan Tongo: ''Kawina-liba'') is a river in northern Suriname.
It originates in the hills of the Commewijne District and flows northwards until it receives the meandering Cottica River from the right and then runs westward unti ...
was built in 1970s.
The village was named after the Stolkertsijver plantation, also known as Courcabo. The plantation was founded around 1670 by Charles Godeffroy. The plantation was abandoned in 1827.
The
Surinamese Interior War
The Surinamese Interior War ( nl, Binnenlandse Oorlog) was a civil war waged in the Sipaliwini District of Suriname between 1986 and 1992. It was fought by the Tucayana Amazonas led by Thomas Sabajo and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswij ...
started in Stolkertsijver on 22 July 1986 at around 03:00. 12 soldiers guarding the checkpoint were captured.
Later it was confirmed that the soldiers had been captured by the
Jungle Commando
The Jungle Commando (formally known as the Suriname National Liberation Army) was a guerrilla commando group in Suriname. It was founded by Ronnie Brunswijk in 1986 to ensure equal rights for Suriname's minority Maroon population. The group was fo ...
headed by
Ronnie Brunswijk
Ronnie Brunswijk (; born 7 March 1961) is a Surinamese politician, businessman, footballer, convicted drug trafficker, former rebel leader, and the current Vice President of Suriname. Brunswijk served in the early 1980s as the personal bodyguard ...
. The
National Army responded by destroying the temple in
Moengotapoe
Moengotapoe is a resort in Suriname, located in the Marowijne District. Its population at the 2012 census was 579.
The village of Moengotapoe was not spared during the Surinamese Interior War
The Surinamese Interior War ( nl, Binnenlandse Oor ...
, and capturing all males present. Moengotapoe was the current home of Brunswijk.
On 29 November 1986,
Moiwana
Moiwana is a Maroon village in the Marowijne district in the east of Suriname.
The village was the scene of the on November 29, 1986, during the Suriname Guerrilla War between the Surinamese military regime, headed by Dési Bouterse, and the Ju ...
, the birthplace of Brunswijk, was the scene of the 1986 Moiwana massacre where 35 people, mostly women and children were killed by the National Army.
Reference
External links
Meerzorg-Paramaribo bridge(Dutch)
Populated places in Commewijne District
{{Suriname-geo-stub