Desi Bouterse, a military leader who orchestrated a coup in 1980 in Suriname, has passed away at the age of 79. He later returned to power through elections three decades later, despite facing ...

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Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing of political opponents, has died at 79, the government said Wednesday.

PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of ...

Suriname's former President Desi Bouterse was convicted in 2019 for his role in the killings of 15 government critics, including lawyers and journalists [File: Ranu Abhelakh/Reuters] Published On ...

He was also convicted of ordering the murder of 15 political opponents. By Claire Moses Reporting from Amsterdam Desi Bouterse, the brutal former dictator turned populist president of Suriname who ...

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