The statue of Kwakoe in the Surinamese capital Paramaribo is a monument commemorating the abolition of slavery. It was made by the sculptor Jozef Klas [nl]...
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officially became a public holiday in Suriname. On 30 June 1963, the statue of Kwakoe was unveiled in Paramaribo, Suriname's capital city to commemorate the abolition...
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landscape garden of royal palms behind the presidential palace Centrumkerk Kwakoe, abolition of slavery memorial Ashwin Adhin (1980), Vice President (2015–2020)...
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Raalte also wrote the play Witte de Witlaan 25. In 1997, she received the Kwakoe Award for her contribution to Surinamese art. She has received the Zami [nl]...
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Kwakoegron (land of Kwakoe) is a town and resort in Suriname. It is located inland, due south of Paramaribo. According to the 2012 census it has a population...
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In the summer of 1999 Kizzy flew to Amsterdam to host and perform at the Kwakoe Festival, the Netherlands' biggest annual multicultural festival. She recorded...
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Netherlands, to commemorate the abolition of slavery. In 1963, the statue of Kwakoe was unveiled in Paramaribo, Suriname's capital city to commemorate the abolition...
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of Lachmon was placed in Nieuw-Nickerie. At Kwakoe, the annual Summer Festival in Amsterdam, the "Kwakoe Jagernath Lachmon Award" is awarded to Surinamese...
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Slave Lodge, Cape Town Slave memorials in Elim, Western Cape Statue of Kwakoe in Paramaribo International Slavery Museum, at the Merseyside Maritime Museum...
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shifted to writing short stories. In 2004, she won second prize in the Kwakoe literary competition. She wrote her first story for children, "Maria gaat...
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Gerrit Atteveld Hendrik Vroom Emanuel José (da Costa) Kobbena Jacobs Joseph Kwakoe Cornelius Badu, member of the German expedition to the Cameroon [de] George...
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Term in office Comment 1 Papa Doffin 2 Tata Bigiman 3 Tata Aboma 4 Frans Kwakoe Asaisi, Akama, Amerikan and Apensa Interim period with four leaders; Asaisi...
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he was part of the hip hop group called D-Men. He won the Talent of the Kwakoe Summer Festival and went to win the national finals of the Kunstbende in...
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