Desi Bouterse, dictator convicted of murder who ruled Suriname, dies at 79
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Supporters applauded Bouterse for his charisma and populist social programs; his opponents knew him as a ruthless dictator who was convicted of extrajudicial killings
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Supporters applauded Bouterse for his charisma and populist social programs; his opponents knew him as a ruthless dictator who was convicted of extrajudicial killings
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse has died at 79. He was a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony and then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and murder.
Desi Bouterse, the former dictator and later elected president of Suriname, who became a fugitive of justice for the killing of political opponents, has
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.
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