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Former Surinamese leader Desi Bouterse will be bid farewell in the capital Paramaribo on Saturday.

In hoofdstad Paramaribo wordt zaterdag afscheid genomen van de voormalige Surinaamse leider Desi Bouterse.

Suriname neemt zaterdag afscheid van voormalig president Desi Bouterse

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Suriname bids farewell to former president Desi Bouterse on Saturday

In Paramaribo, Desi Bouterse (79) will be said goodbye on Saturday. He died in an unknown location after going into hiding in January 2024 to escape the twenty years of imprisonment imposed on him in December 2023 for his leading role in the 1982 December murders.

In Paramaribo wordt zaterdag afscheid genomen van Desi Bouterse (79). Hij stierf op een onbekende locatie nadat hij in januari 2024 was ondergedoken om te ontkomen aan de twintig jaar gevangenisstraf die hem in december 2023 was opgelegd voor zijn leidende rol in de Decembermoorden van 1982.

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Desi Bouterse funeral in Paramaribo, livestream in Amsterdam-Zuidoost

Family and intimates said goodbye to Desi Bouterse (79) on Saturday at his home in Leonsberg. The Surinamese ex-army leader is dressed in military uniform and has his characteristic sunglasses on, as can be seen in the live broadcast of the Bouterse-minded television channel D-TV Express.

Familie en intimi hebben zaterdag afscheid genomen van Desi Bouterse (79) in diens woning in Leonsberg. De Surinaamse ex-legerleider is gekleed in militair tenue en heeft zijn kenmerkende zonnebril op, is te zien in de live-uitzending van de Bouterse-gezinde televisiezender D-TV Express.

Bouterse opgebaard in militair tenue, rouwstoet vertrekt

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Bouterse laid out in military uniform, funeral procession departs

Good morning! Today, former Surinamese president Bouterse will be cremated. He was convicted for his role in the December murders. And in the United States, the ceremonies are starting to bid farewell to former president Jimmy Carter, who died at the end of last year at the age of 100. First, the weather: There will be a few wintry showers in the north. In the rest of the country, it will be dry and the sun will occasionally show its face. The w…

Goedemorgen! Vandaag wordt de Surinaamse oud-president Bouterse gecremeerd. Hij is veroordeeld voor zijn rol bij de Decembermoorden. En in de Verenigde Staten beginnen de plechtigheden rond het afscheid van oud-president Jimmy Carter, die eind vorig jaar op 100-jarige leeftijd overleed. Eerst het weer: In het noorden komen enkele winterse buien voor. In de rest van het land is het droog en laat af en toe de zon zich even zien. De wind waait mati…

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Wake-up call 4/1: Funeral Desi Bouterse • Code yellow in parts of the country due to slippery conditions

The white hearse left the former president's house in Leonsberg. The next few hours, the car will drive through various locations in Paramaribo. Bouterse did not receive a state funeral, but his party is making it a big public funeral.

De witte lijkenwagen vertrok van het huis van de oud-president in Leonsberg. De komende uren rijdt de wagen door allerlei locaties in Paramaribo. Bouterse kreeg geen staatsbegrafenis, maar zijn partij maakt er een grote volksuitvaart van.

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Funeral procession of Desi Bouterse left Leonsberg

Source link : https://theamericannews.net/america/suriname/thousands-line-streets-in-homage-to-late-dictator-bouterse/ The hearse led a solemn cortege through Paramaribo as it headed to Desi Bouterse’s residence and then to his party headquarters for a memorial service. Source link : http://www.bing.com/news/apiclick.aspx?ref=FexRss&aid=&tid=6779f1b8f0f140d0b3228e214239ba9b&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.freemalaysiatoday.com%2Fcategory%2Fworld%2F2025%2F…

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Thousands of people lined the roads of Suriname’s funding Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, that led the nation each as a profitable stroke chief and chosen head of state previous to passing away as a fugitive from justice. The federal authorities of the earlier Dutch nest had really dismissed a state funeral service for Bouterse, that was punished in 2023 to 20 years behind bars over the homicide of resistance contributors i…

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Thousands line Suriname roads in tribute to late authoritarian Bouterse

Thousands gathered in Paramaribo on Saturday to pay their final respects to Desi Bouterse, the former Surinamese military leader, president, and convicted criminal who died in hiding at age 79.

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Suriname bids farewell to Desi Bouterse in public memorial

by Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO – Former Guyanese President Donald Ramotar will arrive in Paramaribo on Saturday morning (today) to attend the funeral of his late friend, former Surinamese President Desi Bouterse. This was confirmed by Minister Albert Ramdin of Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation (Bibis). It is still unclear whether Ramotar will be coming as an official representative of the Guyanese government, althou…

door Ivan Cairo PARAMARIBO – Voormalig president van Guyana, Donald Ramotar, zal zaterdagochtend (vandaag) in Paramaribo arriveren om de uitvaart van zijn overleden vriend, de voormalige Surinaamse president Desi Bouterse, bij te wonen. Dit is bevestigd door minister Albert Ramdin van Buitenlandse Zaken, International Business en Internationale Samenwerking (Bibis). Het is nog onduidelijk of Ramotar als officiële vertegenwoordiger van de Guyanes…

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