Memorials by Keyword

Slavery

Tata Collin

Stone Pillar

Clock

Marron monument

Alida

Waaldijk school

Kwakoe

Emancipation

Emancipation-tree (Groenhart-tree)

King Willem III

140 Years Emancipation

Kodjo, Mentor and Present

Flamboyant

Tata Collin

Name

Tata Collin

Type

Statue

Event

Emancipation

Date

03-01-1999

Location

Totness, in front of the market

District

Coronie

Responsible

Fedrasie fu African Roetoegi Coronie

Artist

George Barron

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1991-2000

Stone Pillar

Name

Stone Pillar

Type

Monument

Event

Commemoration of 50th anniversary of abolition of slavery

Date

1913

Location

Nieuw Nickerie, Brasasquare

District

Nickerie

Responsible

Colonial government commitee

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1911-1920

Clock

Name

Clock

Type

Monument

Event

Commemoration of 85th Anniversary of Abolition of Slavery

Date

01-07-1938

Location

Nieuw Nickerie, Brasasquare

District

Nickerie

Responsible

H.J. de Vries beheermaatschappij

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1941-1950

Marron monument

Name

Marron monument

Type

Plaquette

Event

Commemoration of the peace treaty signed on 10 October 1760 between the Marron people and the colonial government

Date

11-10-06

Location

Plein van 10 oktober

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

Stichting Pina Bosu

Artist

Marcel Pinas

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

2001-2007

Alida

Name

Alida

Type

Statue

Event

Commemoration of the 110th anniversary of emancipation

Date

1973

Location

Wageningen

District

Nickerie

Responsible

Sociaal culturele vereniging

Artist

George Barron

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1971-1980

Van Asch van Wijck

Name

Waaldijk school

Type

Building

Event

Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of Emancipation

Date

1938

Location

Frederik Derbystreet

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

The kingdom of The Netherlands

Artist

A.L. Waaldijk

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Emancipation

Period

1931-1940

Kwakoe

Name

Kwakoe

Type

Statue

Event

Centenary of Emancipation

Date

01-07-1963

Location

Kwakoe Square: Corner Dr. Sophie Redmondstraat & Zwartenhovenbrugstraat

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

Government

Artist

Josef Klas

Unveiled

Johan Adolf Pengel

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1961-1970

Emancipation

Name

Emancipation

Type

Monument

Event

Commemoration of 75th anniversary of emancipation

Date

1938

Location

Nieuw Nickerie, Brasasquare

District

Nickerie

Responsible

Local Government of Nickerie

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1931-1940

Emancipation-tree (Groenhart-tree)

Name

Emancipation-tree (Groenhart-tree)

Type

Tree

Event

Commemoration of 100th anniversary of emancipation

Date

1963

Location

Corner of Saramaccastraat and Zwartenhovenbrugstraat

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

Colonial Government

Unveiled

Mrs. Currie, the wife of the governor planted this tree

Keyword

Emancipation

Period

1961-1970

King Willem III

Name

King Willem III

Type

Plaquette

Event

Commemoration of the golden anniversary of emancipation

Date

1913

Location

Onafhankelijkheidsplein (Independence square)

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

Committee formed especially for the commemoration of Queen Wilhelmina (1898-1948)

Artist

Salm, CAST by the Braat company, in Delft, Holland

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Emancipation

Period

1911-1920

140 years emancipation

Name

140 years emancipation

Type

Monument

Event

Commemoration of 140 Years of Emancipation

Date

2003

Location

Groningen, Center of Groningen

District

Saramacca

Responsible

Unknown

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

2001-2007

Kodjo, Mentor and Present

Name

Kodjo, Mentor and Present

Type

Plaquette

Event

Commemoration of the day that these Maroons where burned alive as punishment

Date

26-01-2003

Location

Kodjo, Mentor and Present Square

District

Paramaribo

Responsible

Federasi Fu Grupu Fu Afrikan Srananman (Feydrasi)

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Y. Ravales-Resida, E. Baarn-Dijksteel, Iwan R. Wijngaarde

Keyword

Slavery

Period

2001-2007

Flamboyant memorial tree

Name

Flamboyant memorial tree

Type

Tree

Event

Commemoration of 50th anniversary of emancipation

Date

1913

Location

Friendship, in front of police station

District

Coronie

Responsible

Colonial Government Committee

Artist

Unknown

Unveiled

Unknown

Keyword

Slavery

Period

1911-1920