On 15 March 1980, after the Sergeants Coup, which brought Dési Bouterse and his military council to power, Chin A Sen was installed as Prime Minister of Suriname.

Chin A Sen formed a leftist cabinet which included two members of the National Military Council (NMR) and also for time females.

[5] In the Netherlands, after the December murders of 1982, Chin A Sen was chosen as Chairman of the Council for the Liberation of Suriname.

Chin A Sen was later in connection with Ronnie Brunswijk and his Jungle Commando, who waged an armed struggle against Bouterse.

[6] On 7 March 1985, five musicians practising in an office building in Rijswijk were attacked by armed men.