Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79. He was 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 ...

He took power in a military coup in 1980 and later served as the country’s president. He was also convicted of ordering the ...

Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a ...

Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the ...

Thousands gathered in Paramaribo on Saturday to pay their final respects to Desi Bouterse, the former Surinamese military ...

Government extends condolences for death of Bouterse, ex-leader convicted for role in 1982 killing of activists.

Desi Bouterse, a former dictator and later president of Suriname who was convicted of murder and drug trafficking, died on ...

Bouterse left a year later, then was elected president in 2010 and governed for a decade. In December 2023, Bouterse lost an appeal against a 20-year prison sentence for the 1982 execution of ...

Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a ...

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, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing ...