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Bouterse was not a candidate for the presidency in the 2020 elections, and as no other candidates other than Chan Santokhi had been nominated by the deadline of 8 July 2020 at 15:00 (UTC−3), Santokhi was elected as his successor on 13 July in an uncontested election. Bouterse announced his retirement from politics [66] [67] on 16 July 2020 ...
PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -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 ...
Since December 1982, Bouterse used fear for him as a means to secure his powerful positions and personal interests.” Shocked by the killings, the Netherlands suspended all development aid. One of Bouterse's former bodyguards, Ronnie Brunswijk, took up arms in 1986 in a bid to oust the dictator.
Suriname’s former dictator Desi Bouterse was sentenced on Wednesday to 20 years in prison for the murders of 15 opponents of the then-military regime in December 1982, ending a historic 16-year ...
Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79; Trial of man accused in Trump assassination attempt in Florida pushed back to September; Taliban say Pakistani airstrikes killed 46 people in eastern Afghanistan, mostly women and children; China and Japan agree to talks on security issues as they seek to ...
PARAMARIBO (Reuters) -A three-judge panel in Suriname on Wednesday upheld the conviction of former President Desi Bouterse for his role in the execution of 15 people in the former Dutch colony in ...
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His short name is Desi, with a regular E, which is pronounced like "Daisy". Desi Bouterse is redirected here, but it should be the other way around! Stretsh ( talk ) 15:42, 15 August 2010 (UTC) [ reply ]