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Suriname's former leader Desi Bouterse photographed during a press conference in Paramaribo on April 9, 1987

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Suriname ex-dictator Bouterse to be cremated on Saturday

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,...

AFPDecember 31, 2024

Desi Bouterse, ex-president and former dictator of Suriname spent years hiding in an undisclosed location following a conviction for the killing of political opponents in 1982

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Suriname ex-dictator died of liver failure, autopsy shows

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...

AFPDecember 29, 2024

Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse speaks at a rally in Paramaribo on December 16, 2023

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Suriname court upholds 20-year sentence for ex-president in murder trial

Suriname’s highest court on Wednesday upheld a 20-year prison sentence for ex-president Desi Bouterse, who lost an appeal against his conviction for the 1982...

AFPDecember 20, 2023

Suriname has been hit by fast-rising food prices

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Clashes at living cost protests in Suriname

Hundreds of people protested in Suriname Friday against rising living costs, clashing with security forces in the capital Paramaribo and looting city center shops,...

AFPFebruary 17, 2023