Moiwana

Moiwana is a former bush negro village in the Marowijne district in the east of Suriname.

The village was struck by a government-led massacre on November 29, 1986, as part of the war between the Surinamese army and the Jungle Commando led by Ronnie Brunswijk. About 50 people died, including pregnant women and children. The survivors fled with thousands of other inland inhabitants over the Marowijne river to neighbouring French Guiana.

The human rights organisation Moiwana '86 has committed itself to justice with regard to this event.