Dési Bouterse
 Dési Bouterse    (politician, drug smuggler) | |
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| Born | 13 October 1945 |
| Nationality | Surinamese |
Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse is a Surinamese military officer, politician, and convicted murderer and drug trafficker[1] who was President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military coup and establishing a period of military rule. In 1987, Bouterse founded the National Democratic Party (NDP). On 25 May 2010, Bouterse's political alliance, the Megacombinatie ("Mega combination"), which included the NDP, won the parliamentary elections, and on 19 July 2010, Bouterse was elected as President of Suriname with 36 of 50 parliament votes.[2] He was inaugurated on 12 August 2010.[3]
Activities
The CIA tried to topple him in the 1980s[4]
On 16 July 1999, Bouterse was sentenced in absentia in the Netherlands to 11 years' imprisonment after being convicted of trafficking 474 kg (1,045 lb) ofcocaine.[5]
References
- ↑ https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-50611555
- ↑ Bouterse gekozen tot president Suriname – NRC Handelsblad (Dutch)
- ↑ Omstreden Bouterse beëdigd als president – De Volkskrant (Dutch)
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/06/01/world/cia-reported-blocked-in-plot-on-surinamese.html
- ↑ http://www.novatv.nl/page/detail/nieuws/2920/Hoge+Raad+bevestigt+veroordeling+Bouterse
