Ronnie Brunswijk
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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 population" in the Suriname Guerilla War. The Surinamese army was looking for Brunswijk when it committed the Moiwana
massacre. Brunswijk was convicted to six years imprisonment by a Dutch
court in Haarlem
, and has an international arrest warrant issued against him.
Brunswijk has a private island in the Marowijne River.
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...
rebel leader, politician, business man, and convict. After having been the personal body guard of 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...
in the early 1980s, he turned against his former boss by forming the Jungle Commando
Jungle Commando
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 ...
which fought the Bouterse regime "on behalf of the Maroon population" in the Suriname Guerilla War. The Surinamese army was looking for Brunswijk when it committed the Moiwana
Moiwana
Moiwana is a Maroon village in the Marowijne district in the east of Suriname.The village was the scene of the Moiwana massacre on November 29, 1986, during the Suriname Guerrilla War between the Surinamese military regime, headed by Dési Bouterse and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk...
massacre. Brunswijk was convicted to six years imprisonment by a Dutch
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
court in Haarlem
Haarlem
Haarlem is a municipality and a city in the Netherlands. It is the capital of the province of North Holland, the northern half of Holland, which at one time was the most powerful of the seven provinces of the Dutch Republic...
, and has an international arrest warrant issued against him.
Brunswijk has a private island in the Marowijne River.