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*In 1683, Suriname was sold to the Dutch West India Company. The colony developed an agricultural economy based on '''African slavery'''. The Netherlands abolished slavery in 1863 and later imported '''indentured labor from the British Raj and the Dutch East Indies''' to keep the economy going. | *In 1683, Suriname was sold to the Dutch West India Company. The colony developed an agricultural economy based on '''African slavery'''. The Netherlands abolished slavery in 1863 and later imported '''indentured labor from the British Raj and the Dutch East Indies''' to keep the economy going. | ||
*Internal self governance was granted in 1954 and full independence in 1975. The prospect of independence prompted many to migrate to the Netherlands. Political instability and economic decline after independence resulted in even more migration to the Netherlands. | *Internal self governance was granted in 1954 and full independence in 1975. The prospect of independence prompted many to migrate to the Netherlands. Political instability and economic decline after independence resulted in even more migration to the Netherlands. | ||
*The Surinamese community back in the Netherlands is now almost as large as half of the population in Suriname itself (about 350,000).<ref name="DAC" | *The Surinamese community back in the Netherlands is now almost as large as half of the population in Suriname itself (about 350,000).<ref name="DAC"/> | ||
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