Desi Bouterse, a dictator convicted of murder who twice ruled Suriname . . . 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, ex-Suriname dictator, dies at 79 Desi Bouterse, a military leader who orchestrated a coup in 1980 in Suriname, has passed away at the age of 79 He later returned to power through elections three decades later, despite facing allegations of drug smuggling and murder
Desi Bouterse, Ex-Dictator Convicted of Murder, Dies - Newser Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname and returned to power by election three decades later despite charges of drug smuggling and
Surinames fugitive ex-President Desi Bouterse dead at 79 Suriname's fugitive former President Desi Bouterse has died aged 79, the country's government said on Wednesday, almost a year after he fled authorities to avoid jail following his conviction
Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse dies in hiding Former Suriname president Desi Bouterse has died in Paramaribo at the age of 79, the Surinamese foreign office told broadcaster NOS on Wednesday According to local media, he died after a short illness at a secret address in the capital