'Suriname Anthem'

Machteld van Woerden-Crommelin and children visit 'Crommelin Street'
Paramaribo, Suriname, 1953

Suriname Time Line:
1667 Dutch colony (Dutch Guiana)
1804 - 1816 British rule
1828 - 1848 united with Netherlands Antilles as Dutch West Indies
25 Nov 1975 independence (Republic of Suriname)

Internet Sources:
Suriname History
Wigbold Crommelin, Governor-General

Governor-Generals of Suriname:
15 Oct 1742 - 23 Apr 1751 Johan Jacob Mauricius
23 Apr 1751 - 7 Sep 1752 Hendrik Ernst, baron van Spörcke (acting)
7 Sep 1752 - 22 Oct 1754 Wigbold Crommelin (1st time) (acting)
22 Oct 1754 - 24 Aug 1756 Pieter Albert van der Meer
24 Aug 1756 - 21 Jan 1757 Jan Nepveu (1st time) (acting)
21 Jan 1757 - 22 Nov 1768 Wigbold Crommelin (2nd time) (acting to 20 Sep 1757)
22 Nov 1768 - 27 Feb 1779 Jan Nepveu (2nd time) (acting to 1770)

From brochure ca. 1953