The Dutch initially accepted the new government; however, relations between Suriname and the Netherlands collapsed when 15 members of the political opposition were killed by the army on December 8, 1982, in Fort Zeelandia.
Nizozemci su u početku prihvatili novu vladu , međutim , odnosi između Surinama i Nizozemske su narušeni kada je vojska ubila 15 pripadnika političke oporbe, 8. prosinca 1982.