Ex-Suriname Dictator Desi Bouterse Dies at 79, Leaving Behind a Divided Nation
Introduction Desi Bouterse, a reputation synonymous with each progress and ache in Suriname, has died on the age of seventy-nine. His life, marked by a army coup, allegations of human rights abuses, a drug trafficking conviction, and an sudden ascent to the presidency, displays the turbulent historical past of the South American nation. Bouterse’s passing…