Surinamese people in the Netherlands are people in the
Netherlands who come from a
Surinamese background. From 1667 to 1975,
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 ...
was a colony of the Netherlands.
Migration began during the colonial era. Initially this was mainly the colonial elite but expanded during the 1920s and 1930s to the less fortunate inhabitants looking for better education, employment or other opportunities.
[Gert Oostindie en Emy Maduro, ''In het land van de overheerser - II - Antillianen en Surinamers in Nederland 1634/1667-1954 (KITLV; Leiden 1986)]
The choice of becoming Surinamese or Dutch citizens in the years leading up to Suriname's independence in 1975 led to a mass migration to the Netherlands. This migration continued in the period immediately after independence and during
military rule Military rule may mean:
* Military justice, the legal system applying to members of the armed forces
* Martial law, where military authority takes over normal administration of law
* Militarism or militarist ideology, the ideology of government as b ...
in the 1980s and for largely economic reasons extended throughout the 1990s. The Surinamese community in the Netherlands numbered 350,300 . Most have a Dutch passport and the majority have been successfully integrated into Dutch society.
Notable individuals
See also
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Netherlands–Suriname relations
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Surinamese people
References
{{Ethnic groups in the Netherlands
Ethnic groups in the Netherlands
Netherlands