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

Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a ...

Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79. PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who ...

Foreign Affairs, International Business, and International Cooperation Minister Albert Ramdin has said there will be no stat ...

Suriname's government announced Saturday that the small South American nation will not hold a state funeral for its ex-president Desi Bouterse, who this week died a fugitive from justice aged 79.

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 ...

Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a ...

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 ...

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