Civilian rule was restored the following year. Bouterse officially left Suriname's army in 1993 and became what he described as a full-time politician and businessman.In 1999, a Dutch court ...
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Desi Bouterse, former strongman leader of Suriname, dies at 79Desi 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 ...
Bouterse first came to power as a young army sergeant major after a coup in 1980, five years after Suriname gained independence following three centuries of Dutch occupation and rule. He ruled for ...
He graduated from the Royal Military School and served at several Dutch army bases in the Netherlands and Germany. Mr. Bouterse returned to Suriname two weeks before it became an independent ...
Desi Bouterse, a Dictator Convicted of Murder Who Twice Ruled Suriname, Has Died at 79 PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch ...
He graduated from the Royal Military School and served at several Dutch army bases in the Netherlands and Germany. Bouterse returned to Suriname two weeks before it became an independent republic ...
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