Eddy Bruma

Eduard Johan "Eddy" Bruma (May 30, 1925 – November 6, 2000) was a Surinamese politician, lawyer and writer.

Biography Bruma was imprisoned during World War II, because of his nationalistic activities. The PNR strived for immediate independence, while the National Party of Suriname led by Johan Pengel only wanted it in the long term. In that year, the PNR did not obtain a seat at the States elections. In the elections of 24 October 1969, his party did have a seat, after which Bruma, as a member of the parliament, opposed the government led by Prime Minister Jules Sedney. He was also chairman of the Progressive Labour Federation 47 (C-47; a counterpart to the General Alliance of Labour Unions, which was linked to the NPS), until he was succeeded by Fred Derby.

In 1973, the PNR was one of the parties that was part of the National Party Combination (NPK), which won 22 out of 39 seats. After these elections, Bruma was the Minister of Economic Affairs in the Arron cabinet for four years, while his party colleague Eddy Hoost became Minister of Justice. During that reign, the ideal of Bruma was realized; Suriname became independent from the Netherlands in 1975. In the parliamentary elections of 1977, the PNR did not manage to secure a seat.

After the military coup in 1980 led by Dési Bouterse, Bruma became the formateur of the Chin A Sen government, in which, in addition to civilians, members of the National Military Council (NMR) were involved. Bruma hoped that the Frisians would support his efforts of normalisation of Sranan Tongo. A large crowd gathered to hear the introduction by Fedde Schurer, but Bruma expected more sympathy for his cause. In 1954, Bruma became editor covering for Suriname for the De Tsjerne. In 1957, Bruma translated his novel about Boni in Sranan Tongo.