Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the ...

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

By Claire Moses Reporting from Amsterdam Desi Bouterse, the brutal former dictator turned populist president of Suriname who ...

The remains of Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse, who led two coups and became a fugitive from justice for the killing ...

PARAMARIBO, Suriname — Desi Bouterse, a military strongman who led a 1980 coup in the former Dutch colony of Suriname then ...

Suriname's former dictator Desi Bouterse died of liver failure at age 79, an official autopsy revealed. Bouterse died either ...

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 ...

Suriname’s government announced on 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.

Paramaribo (Suriname) (AFP) – Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and ...