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Desi Bouterse, former strongman leader of Suriname, dies at 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 ...
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Ordnance Clothing Factory Avadi Marks First Defence Export to Suriname
Avadi, operating under the Union Defence Ministry, has successfully executed its first defence export order to Suriname. The shipment includes over 4,500 military uniforms. OCF is also innovating with ...
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Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname, has died at 79
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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Thousands line Suriname streets in homage to late dictator Bouterse
Bouterse first came to power as a young army sergeant major after a coup in 1980, five years after Suriname, on the northeastern coast of South America, gained independence following three ...
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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 colony of Suriname then returned to power by election three decades later despite charges ...