First Dutch-Guianese Uprising

The First Dutch-Guianese Uprising was a conflict that lasted between 1958 and 1960. It was an anti-colonial uprising which saw a mixture of Communists and Surinamese nationalists rebelling against the Dutch-Guianese colonial forces and de facto government-in-exile. The Dutch-led government, led by the regent Hubertus van Mook, had restricted elections in the colony and moved more powers into the hands of the regency and his cabinet.
Despite the Dutch and Indo led government managing to mostly suppress the revolt after a year, guerilla warfare continued in the southern reaches of Dutch-Guiana. This caused van Mook to concede to much freer and more open elections, a controversial decision within the military who sought to cement the Dutch control over Dutch-Guiana.
The ensuing election saw a divided Parliament be returned, with the nationalistic and left-wing parties unable to form a majority, while the more conservative and pro-Dutch parties were also unable to form a government. The ensuing chaotic political atmosphere led to the 1961 Dutch-Guianese coup d'état by Captain Raymond Westerling, followed itself by the Second Dutch-Guianese Uprising.