He was only 9 years old, but comedian Jörgen Raymann (59) can still remember the atmosphere in Suriname on Independence Day, November 25, 1975. His life story is completely connected to Suriname. His father suffered a breakdown when he was arrested several times after the 1980 military coup. That changed everything in the family. “Sometimes I still burst into tears.”
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Bouterse’s military coup marked the life of Jörgen Raymann (59): ‘My father came home with the mental capacity of an 8-year-old’
Bytaketonews
Nov 23, 2025