Suriname orders autopsy, investigation of late ex-dictator Bouterse

Police ordered an autopsy Thursday on the body of former Suriname president Desi Bouterse, after launching an investigation into the transfer of his remains from an unknown location where he was living on the run to the capital Paramaribo. The body of …

The death of Desi Bouterse: Shadows of the past amid Suriname’s political crossroads

Then-president of Suriname Desi Bouterse (right) with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) at the 6th BRICS Summit in Brasilia, Brazil, July 16, 2014. Photo by MEAphotogallery on Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. On the night before Christmas, December …

Desi Bouterse, dictator convicted of murder who ruled Suriname, dies at 79

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 drug smuggling and murder, has died. He was 79. Surinamese …

Desi Bouterse, Ex Dictator of Suriname, Passes Away at 79

Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, has died at the age of 79. His death was confirmed by the Surinamese government, which stated that he passed away on December 24, 2024, after a brief illness while in hiding. …

Desi Bouterse, Fugitive Former Dictator of Suriname, Dies at 79

Desi Bouterse, the brutal former dictator turned populist president of Suriname who was convicted of murdering some of his political opponents, has died. He was 79. Ronnie Brunswijk, the country’s vice president, who was Mr. Bouterse’s former bodyguard and …

Former Suriname President Dead At 79

Suriname’s fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country’s government said on Wednesday, almost a year after he fled authorities to avoid jail following his conviction over the murder of 15 political activists in 1982. “The …

Fugitive former Suriname dictator and president Desi Bouterse dead at 79

Suriname, Dési Bouterse

Dési 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. Still popular with the poor and working class of the South …

Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who ruled Suriname, has died

Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname and then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder, has died. He was 79.On Wednesday, Suriname's …

Desi Bouterse, 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 colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder, has died. He was 79. Surinamese …