World IN BRIEF : SURINAME : OAS Decries Coup; New Leader Sought
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
The Organization of American States, meeting in Washington, deplored the military coup in Suriname and called for restoration of democracy in the former Dutch colony in South America. In Paramaribo, Suriname’s capital, politicians and army leaders held frantic talks to find a successor to President Ramsewak Shankar, who resigned after this week’s bloodless coup. Military leaders promised that elections will be held within 100 days.
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