CHAPTER XXIX
RATIFICATION, PROMULGATION AND ENTRY INTO FORCE
Article 186
The Constitution of the Republic of Suriname shall have as date the date of the plebiscite whereby the people of Suriname approved it.
The decision whereby the Constitution is approved by the people of Suriname, shall be ratified by the President and formally promulgated, not later than 30 days after its approval.
Thus the Constitution has come into force on October 30, 1987.