Dési Bouterse

Leader of Suriname (1980–1987; 1990–1991; 2010–2020)

Desiré "Dési" Delano Bouterse (13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024) was a Surinamese military officer and politician, who served as the eighth president of Suriname from 2010 to 2020, having previously led the country twice after a coup as a military dictator from 1980 to 1987 and again from 1990 to 1991. He was the founding president of the National Democratic Party (NDP) from 1987 to 2024. Bouterse was a controversial figure, held responsible by some for numerous human rights violations committed during his military rule in the 1980s.

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