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Events in the year 2024 in Suriname.
Incumbents
Events
- 2 October – President Chan Santokhi announces a $10 billion project titled GrandMorgu between the French energy firm TotalEnergies, the US-based APA Corporation and the state oil company Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname to extract an estimated 700 million barrels of the coast of Suriname.
Holidays
Further information: Public holidays in SurinameSource:
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 10 February – Chinese New Year
- 25 March – Phagwah
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 31 March - Easter Sunday
- 1 April - Easter Monday
- 10 April – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 16 June – Eid al-Adha
- 1 July – Ketikoti (Emancipation Day – end of slavery)
- 9 August – Indigenous People's Day
- 10 October – Day of the Maroons
- 1 November – Diwali
- 25 November – Independence Day
- 25 December – Christmas Day
- 26 December – Boxing Day
Deaths
- 24 December – Dési Bouterse, chair of the National Military Council (1980–1987) and president (2010–2020).
References
- "French and US companies to invest $10 billion to extract oil off Suriname's coast". Associated Press. 2 October 2024. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- "Suriname Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
- "Suriname's fugitive ex-President Desi Bouterse dead at 79". Reuters. 25 December 2024.
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