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    Ganzee (also Gansee) is a former village in the Brokopondo District of Suriname. The village was home to Maroons of the Saramaka tribe, and located on...
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    5,000 people had to be abandoned. The largest of these, the village of Ganzee, had approximately 1,200 residents. Most displaced residents were moved...
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    Duwatra, Lebidoti, and Zoewatta. Flooded villages include: Abontjeman and Ganzee. The federation of Koffiekamp was among the lost villages, and consisted...
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  • 1940 – 10 November 2024) was a Surinamese human rights activist. Born in Ganzee on 18 April 1940, Rensch moved to the Netherlands in 1960, where he studied...
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    construction of the Afobaka Dam, and the main settlement for people from Ganzee. Klaaskreek is a tribal area mainly inhabited by Maroons. Klaaskreek has...
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