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Peace
and Democracy in Suriname
INTRODUCTION
During the XXV General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) held in June 1990, in Paraguay, the President of Suriname, Ramzewak Shankar, formally requested OAS assistance from then Secretary General, João Clemente Baena Soares, for his government’s efforts to reach a peace agreement with the illegal armed groups active in the interior of the country. A fact-finding mission of the OAS General Secretariat visited the country in October of that year but its work was interrupted two months later with the removal from power of President Shankar.
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