Fugitive former Suriname dictator and president Desi Bouterse dead at 79
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Dec. 25 (UPI) -- Desi Bouterse, a former dictator and later president of Suriname who was convicted of murder and drug trafficking, died on Tuesday at age 79. Suriname Vice President Ronnie Brunswijk formerly was Bouterse's bodyguard before becoming one of his political opponents and announced the death of the former dictator and president in a post on Facebook, the New York Times reported. Advertisement Bouterse died on Tuesday, Brunswijk said, and local media reported he had been afflicted
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