DeathDecember 232024

Dési Bouterse

Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)

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When
Monday, December 23 20242 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
21st century · 2020s
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Dési Bouterse

Who they were

Desiré "Dési" Delano Bouterse 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.

Early life

Early life Desiré Delano Bouterse [ 1 ] was born on 13 October 1945 in Domburg , located in Suriname's Wanica District . He was born in a multiracial family of Amerindian , African , Dutch , French , and Chinese ancestry. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] As a young boy he moved from Domburg to the capital Paramaribo , where he was raised by an aunt. He attended St. Jozefschool (a Catholic boarding school),

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