1986 massacre of Maroon villagers by Surinamese soldiers
Moiwana massacre Bloedbad van Moiwana
Part of Surinamese Interior War
Location
Moiwana, Marowijne, Suriname
Date
29 November 1986; 37 years ago (1986-11-29)
Attack type
Massacre
Weapons
Automatic weapons, hand grenades, machetes, dynamite
Deaths
At least 39 people, primarily women and children
Perpetrators
Suriname National Army
The Moiwana Massacre was a massacre perpetrated by the armed forces of Suriname on the Maroon village of Moiwana on 29 November 1986.
The massacre occurred during the Surinamese Interior War between the national army led by Dési Bouterse and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk.[1]
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