Bouterse was applauded by supporters for his charisma and populist social programs. For his opponents, he was a ruthless dictator who was convicted of drug trafficking and extrajudicial killings ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname, (CMC) – Former Suriname president, Desi Bouterse, died last week due to liver disease, the Public Prosecution Service (OM) has said. The OM said that the report of the ...

Suriname's former leader Desi Bouterse photographed during a press conference in Paramaribo on April 9, 1987 - Copyright ANP/AFP/File - Suriname's former leader Desi ...

Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse died of liver failure at age 79, an official autopsy revealed. Bouterse's body was dropped off Tuesday at his residence in the capital Paramaribo by ...

Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and elected president before dying as a ...

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 drug smuggling and murder ...

Suriname’s fugitive former president Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country’s government said today, almost a year after he fled authorities to avoid jail following his conviction over ...

(AFP) Suriname’s government announced yesterday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ex-president Desi Bouterse, who this week died a fugitive from justice ...

Former Suriname President Desi Bouterse attends a meeting with Chinese Premier Li in Beijing on Nov. 27, 2019, and two days later was sentenced to 20 years in prison for his role in the ...

Desi Bouterse, a Dictator Convicted of Murder Who Twice Ruled Suriname, Has Died at 79 PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch ...

The remains of Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse, who led two coups and became a fugitive from justice for the killing of political opponents, will be cremated on Saturday, his party announced.

Paramaribo (Suriname) (AFP) – Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and elected ...