Fugitive former Suriname dictator and president Desi Bouterse dead at 79
Desi Bouterse, a former dictator and later president of Suriname who was convicted of murder and drug trafficking, died on ...
Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79
PARAMARIBO, Suriname -- Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then ...
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Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79
For his opponents, he was a ruthless dictator who was convicted of drug ... the socialist politics of then-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, Bouterse continued the construction of social housing ...
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Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79
For his opponents, he was a ruthless dictator who was convicted of drug trafficking and extrajudicial killings. In December 2023, Bouterse was sentenced to 20 years in prison for the murders of 15 ...