Jungle Commando
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The Jungle Commando 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.group was formed after the troops Suriname commit mass murder against 35 people Moiwana Village, near Moengo, after the Suriname national army failed to capture Ronnie Brunswijk The commando fought against Desi Bouterse
and the Surinamese army in the Suriname Guerrilla War
.
in the war against the military regime of Desi Bouterse, Jungle Commando got a supply of money, weapons from a group of people who live in the Netherlands Suriname as organisasi buruh Motherbond, Paul Soemohardjo, and the Suriname National Liberation League (Henk Chin a Sen)
The Jungle Commando fought a guerrilla war against the Surinamese government of Dési Bouterse
in the 1980s, before a truce was negotiated in March 1991.
At one time the Jungle Commando controlled a large area in East Suriname.
In 2005, Brunswijk warned that the Jungle Commando could resume fighting if the 1992 Kourou peace accord's conditions were not met.
Guerrilla warfare
Guerrilla warfare is a form of irregular warfare and refers to conflicts in which a small group of combatants including, but not limited to, armed civilians use military tactics, such as ambushes, sabotage, raids, the element of surprise, and extraordinary mobility to harass a larger and...
commando group in Suriname
Suriname
Suriname , officially the Republic of Suriname , is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and on the north by the Atlantic Ocean. Suriname was a former colony of the British and of the Dutch, and was previously known as...
. It was founded by Ronnie Brunswijk
Ronnie Brunswijk
Ronnie Brunswijk is a Surinamese rebel leader, politician, business man, and convict. After having been the personal body guard of Desi Bouterse in the early 1980s, he turned against his former boss by forming the Jungle Commando which fought the Bouterse regime "on behalf of the Maroon...
in 1986 to ensure equal rights for Suriname's minority Maroon
Maroon (people)
Maroons were runaway slaves in the West Indies, Central America, South America, and North America, who formed independent settlements together...
population.group was formed after the troops Suriname commit mass murder against 35 people Moiwana Village, near Moengo, after the Suriname national army failed to capture Ronnie Brunswijk The commando fought against Desi Bouterse
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse is the 9th and current President of Suriname.As an army officer, he was the de facto leader of Suriname through most of the 1980s, serving as Chairman of the National Military Council...
and the Surinamese army in the Suriname Guerrilla War
Suriname Guerrilla War
The Suriname Guerrilla War was a war in Suriname between 1986 and 1992 which was fought between then-army chief Dési Bouterse and the Jungle Commando of his former bodyguard Ronnie Brunswijk, who originated from the Maroon social group....
.
in the war against the military regime of Desi Bouterse, Jungle Commando got a supply of money, weapons from a group of people who live in the Netherlands Suriname as organisasi buruh Motherbond, Paul Soemohardjo, and the Suriname National Liberation League (Henk Chin a Sen)
The Jungle Commando fought a guerrilla war against the Surinamese government of Dési Bouterse
Dési Bouterse
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse is the 9th and current President of Suriname.As an army officer, he was the de facto leader of Suriname through most of the 1980s, serving as Chairman of the National Military Council...
in the 1980s, before a truce was negotiated in March 1991.
At one time the Jungle Commando controlled a large area in East Suriname.
In 2005, Brunswijk warned that the Jungle Commando could resume fighting if the 1992 Kourou peace accord's conditions were not met.