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Ronnie Brunswijk

b. 1961 · 20th century

Ronnie Brunswijk is a Surinamese Maroon leader and politician, a former soldier and bodyguard of Desi Bouterse who in 1986 founded the Jungle Commando and led it in the interior war against the military regime until 1992. He later founded the General Liberation and Development Party, became a businessman in eastern Suriname and served as vice-president of Suriname from 2020 to 2025.

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APA: The Epoch Institute. (2026). Ronnie Brunswijk. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ronnie-brunswijk
MLA: “Ronnie Brunswijk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia, The Epoch Institute, 2026, https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ronnie-brunswijk. Accessed .
Chicago: The Epoch Institute. “Ronnie Brunswijk.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/ronnie-brunswijk.
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