{"id":32905,"date":"2024-05-13T07:00:28","date_gmt":"2024-05-13T10:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/localcontentsuriname.com\/faq\/what-was-the-staatkundige-surinaamsche-almanak\/"},"modified":"2024-06-05T03:17:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-05T06:17:22","slug":"what-was-the-staatkundige-surinaamsche-almanak","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/localcontentsuriname.com\/en\/faq\/what-was-the-staatkundige-surinaamsche-almanak\/","title":{"rendered":"What was the &#8220;Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak<\/strong> was an annual publication containing information about the colonial politics and society of Suriname. The almanac was first published in 1818 and continued until 1957.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The almanac included:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A calendar with holidays and important dates<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Government lists with names and functions of officials<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Laws and regulations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Statistical data about population, trade, and economy<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Information about the different districts of Suriname<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Articles on various topics such as agriculture, education, and healthcare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak was an important source of information for colonial officials, planters, merchants, and other stakeholders in Suriname. The almanac provides a unique glimpse into Surinamese society of the 19th and early 20th centuries.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Some interesting facts about the Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Over the years, the almanac grew thicker, from a few hundred pages in the early years to over a thousand pages in the 1950s.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The almanac served not only as an information source but also as an important medium for political propaganda. The colonial government used the almanac to explain its policies and gain support for its programs.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Besides Dutch, the almanac was also published in English and Sranantongo.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak is a valuable resource for historians and other researchers interested in the colonial history of Suriname.<\/strong> You can access the almanac in the Digital Library of Dutch Literature (DBNL): <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dbnl.org\/titels\/tijdschriften\/tijdschrift.php?id=_sur001suri01\">https:\/\/www.dbnl.org\/titels\/tijdschriften\/tijdschrift.php?id=_sur001suri01<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}}},"onderwerp":[8353],"class_list":["post-32905","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry","onderwerp-lcdo"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>What was the &quot;Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak&quot;? &#8226; Local Content Suriname<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/localcontentsuriname.com\/en\/faq\/what-was-the-staatkundige-surinaamsche-almanak\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"What was the &quot;Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak&quot;? &#8226; Local Content Suriname\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Staatkundige Surinaamsche Almanak was an annual publication containing information about the colonial politics and society of Suriname. 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