Guyana in the late 1990s had rejected The Netherlands’ request to arrest controversial ex-Surinamese military strongman, Dési Bouterse on the grounds that it would not have been in this country’s ...

Guyana in the late 1990s had rejected The Netherlands’ request to arrest  controversial ex Surinamese military strongman, Desi Bouterse on the grounds that it would not have been in this ...

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

The remains of Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse, who led two coups and became a fugitive from justice for the killing ...

Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse died of liver failure at age 79, an official autopsy revealed. Bouterse's body was ...

Suriname's government announced Saturday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ...

Lucille Ball’s son made a rare appearance with his sister. The late comedian and actress’ children, Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz, Jr., posed for a photo earlier this year, as Lucie shared on Instagram ...

Rising to prominence in a 1980 coup, Bouterse's rhetoric of unity was overshadowed by 1982's December Murders, where 15 of his political opponents were executed in a harrowing display of unchecked ...

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

Born Oct. 13, 1945, to a poor family in Suriname’s sugar belt, he dropped out of high school and enlisted in the Dutch army.

He led a 1980 coup, then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder.