General Liberation and Development Party

{{short description|Political party in Suriname}}

{{for|ABOP, a trade union representing workers in the education sector in the Netherlands|General Union of Education Personnel}}

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| country = Suriname

| logo_size = 150

| colorcode = {{party color|General Liberation and Development Party}}

| name = General Liberation and Development Party

| native_name = Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij

| logo = ABOP logo.svg

| leader = Ronnie Brunswijk

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| split = BEP

| foundation = 11 February 1990

| ideology = Maroon interests

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| website = http://abop.sr/

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| seats1_title = National Assembly

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The General Liberation and Development Party ({{langx|nl|Algemene Bevrijdings- en Ontwikkelingspartij}}, ABOP) is a political party in Suriname, founded and chaired by ex-rebel leader Ronnie Brunswijk in 1990 after several members of the BEP were expelled. The former Vice President of Suriname, Robert Ameerali, is a member of the ABOP.

As a consequence of having originally split from the BEP, ABOP is similarly more popular among the country's Maroon community, especially in interior areas of the country.

In 2020, General Liberation and Development Party formed a coalition government with new president Chan Santokhi's Progressive Reform Party. Leader Ronnie Brunswijk became new Vice President of Suriname.{{Cite news|date=2020-07-14|title=Suriname election: Convicted murderer Dési Bouterse is replaced by ex-police chief|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-53394785|access-date=2021-06-22}}