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

Supporters applauded Bouterse for his charisma and populist social programs; his opponents knew him as a ruthless dictator ...

His body was transferred by unknown people to his residence in the capital Paramaribo, where his family and National ...

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

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