Surinamese Land Forces Suriname Air Force Suriname Coast Guard
Headquarters
Paramaribo
Website
https://defense.gov.sr/
Leadership
Commander-in-chief
Chan Santhokhi
Minister of Defense
Krishna Mathoera
Commander of the Armed Forces
Colonel Werner Kioe A Sen
Personnel
Military age
18
Available for military service
134,105, age 18–49 (2021)
Fit for military service
79,122, age 18–49 (2021)
Reaching military age annually
3,086 (2021)
Active personnel
2,000
Expenditures
Budget
US$60,000,000
Percent of GDP
0.7%
Industry
Foreign suppliers
European Union
Brazil
India
China
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History
1980 Surinamese coup d'état
Surinamese Interior War
Ranks
Military ranks of Suriname
After the creation of the Statute of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Army was entrusted with the defence of Suriname, while the defence of the Netherlands Antilles was the responsibility of the Royal Netherlands Navy. The army set up a separate Netherlands Armed Forces in Suriname (Dutch: Troepenmacht in Suriname, TRIS). Upon independence in 1975, this force was turned into the Surinamese Armed Forces (Surinaamse Krijgsmacht, SKM). On February 25, 1980, a group of 15 non-commissioned officers and one junior officer, under the leadership of sergeant major Dési Bouterse, staged a coup d'état and overthrew the Government. Subsequently, the SKM was rebranded as the National Army (Nationaal Leger, NL).
The Netherlands has provided limited military assistance to the Surinamese armed forces since the election of a democratic government in 1991. In recent years, the United States has provided training to military officers and policymakers to promote a better understanding of the role of the military in a civilian government. Also, since the mid-1990s, the People's Republic of China has been donating military equipment and logistical material to the Surinamese Armed Forces, as has Brazil.
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