Person in history
Dési Bouterse
Dési Bouterse, Surinamese general and politician, 9th President of Suriname (born 1945)
Life at a glance
- Died
- 2024 · December 23
Their story
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),
Why this date
Dési Bouterse appears on our December 23 calendar for 2024 as a death entry.
Sources
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December 23 2024.
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