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	Desi Bouterse - Wikipedia
		Désiré Delano (Desi) Bouterse (13 oktober 1945) is een voormalig militair sportinstructeur, couppleger, legerleider en partijleider in Suriname en politicus voor de Nationale Democratische Partij (NDP).
		Deze haalde het niet; Ronald Venetiaan werd voor zijn derde ambtstermijn herkozen.
		Desi Bouterse was tijdens zijn legerleiderschap tweemaal interim-president, van 13 tot 15 augustus 1980 en van 4 tot 8 februari 1982.
	nl.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desi_Bouterse (726 words)

	Desi Bouterse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Bouterse werd geboren in Domburg, een dorpje vlak bij Paramaribo.
		Bouterse verkocht er seksblaadjes, en gaf gymnastiekles aan vrouwen om wat bij te verdienen.
		Bouterse's naam is zowel verbonden aan de militaire machtsovername die Suriname heeft beheerst van 1980 tot begin jaren 1990, als met de Binnenlandse Oorlog, de Decembermoorden (1982), en gebeurtenissen in het bosnegerdorp Moiwana in 1986; die laatste vloeiden voort uit de strijd met het rebellerende Junglecommando onder aanvoering van Ronnie Brunswijk.
	nl.molinu.com /Desi%20Bouterse/354/0 (568 words)

	Desi Bouterse
		Bouterse's name is closely bound with the military regime that controlled Suriname from 1980 until the beginning of the 1990 s.
		Bouterse was a leading figure in Suriname's post-independence civil war, and is often blamed for the infamous "December murders" of 1982 and events in the Maroon (''Bosneger'') village of Moiwana in 1986.
		Bouterse has denied any involvement in the December murders of 8 December, 1982 at Fort Zeelandia, in which 15 prominent opponents of the military regime were shot dead.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Desi_Bouterse (381 words)

	Desi Bouterse
		Desi Delano Bouterse of Suriname has been a military sports instructor, coup leader, army leader and a politician in the Nationaal Democratische Partij[?] (NDP).
		Bouterse's name is closely bound with the military regime that controlled Suriname from 1980 until the beginning of the 1990s, as well as with the civil war, the "December murders" of 1982 and events in the negro village of Moiwana[?] in 1986.
		After the return of democratic government, led in succession by Ronald Venetiaan[?], Jules Wijdenbos[?] and Venetiaan again, Bouterse tried unsuccessfully to return to power in elections.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/de/Desi_Bouterse.html (148 words)

	Desi Bouterse (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Desi Delano Bouterse is voormalig militair sportinstructeur, couppleger, legerleider en partijleider in Suriname en politicus voor de NDP, de Nationale Democratische Partij.
		Bouterse's naam is verbonden met zowel de militaire machtsovername die Suriname beheerst heeft van 1980 tot begin jaren '90 van de 20e eeuw, als met de binnenlandse oorlog, de Decembermoorden (1982) en gebeurtenissen in het bosnegerdorp Moiwana in 1986; dat laatste vloeide voort uit de strijd met het rebellerende junglecommando onder aanvoering van Ronnie Brunswijk.
		De invloed van Bouterse, die in de volksmond Bouta heet, achter de schermen op de Surinaamse politiek en samenleving bleef intussen zeer aanzienlijk.
	www.aseannewsnetwork.de /nl/wikipedia/d/de/desi_bouterse.html (250 words)

	Comparative Criminology \| South America - Suriname
		In April 1993, Desi Bouterse left his position as commander of the armed forces and was replaced by Arthy Gorre, a military officer committed to bringing the armed forces under civilian government control.
		Bouterse's NDP won 10 seats in the National Assembly in 2000, 1 of which he occupies.
		First State Advisor Desi Bouterse, the former military dictator of Suriname (1980-1987 and 1990-1991), is under investigation in the Netherlands for cocaine trafficking and money laundering.
	www-rohan.sdsu.edu /faculty/rwinslow/samerica/suriname.html (5213 words)

	ipedia.com: Desi Bouterse Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Désiré Delano Bouterse of Suriname (born 1945) has been a military sports instructor, coup leader, army leader and a politician in the Nationaal Democratische Partij (NDP).
		The Suriname government has said that it is preparing a case against the perpetrators of the December murders, to be brought before a judge in 2004 (as of December, 2003).
		Bouterse zegt niet berecht te kunnen worden; ANP; 8 December 2003.
	www.ipedia.com /desi_bouterse.html (358 words)

	Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Ballots counted in Surinam - now the ...
		With a leap from seven to 15 seats, one might think that Desi Bouterse's National Democratic Party (NDP) would be satisfied, but the swing seems not to be enough to ensure the party a significant role in forming the next government.
		Desi Bouterse was pushed forward as the NDP's candidate for the presidency, while his dubious past - including his responsibility for human rights violations committed in the 1980s - was conveniently pushed to one side.
		The New Front has not officially named a candidate for the post, and Desi Bouterse's candidacy for the NDP is being questioned by people both in and outside the party.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/region/southamerica/sur050527 (647 words)

	Annual Report 1990-1991 Chapter IV Suriname
		Desi Bouterse, by President Shankar during a trip by both men to the Netherlands when President Shankar did not protest the Dutch immigration authorities' brusque treatment of the latter.
		Bouterse thereafter called the President a "joker" and "resigned" as Commander of the Army.
		Bouterse thereupon publicly defended the coup d'etat as a "constitutional intervention".
	www.cidh.oas.org /annualrep/90.91eng/chap.4f.htm (1599 words)

	CNN.com - Suriname to try ex-strongman Bouterse for torture and killings - November 2, 2000
		Bouterse is a former army officer who overthrew governments here in 1980 and 1990.
		Bouterse, who was sentenced in absentia to 11 years in jail for drug smuggling by a Dutch appeals court in June, did not attend the hearing but said he was innocent.
		Bouterse says people died in the evening of December 8, and tries to find an alibi by saying he was somewhere else...
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/americas/11/02/crime.suriname.reut (517 words)

	BBC News \| AMERICAS \| Netherlands prosecutes Surinam ex-ruler
		The High Court of Amsterdam has ruled that Surinam's former military leader, Desi Bouterse, is to be prosecuted in absentia for torture.
		Mr Bouterse, who seized power in the former Dutch colony in 1980, is accused of playing a key role in the December murders of 1982, when 15 opposition members were executed for allegedly plotting a counter-coup.
		Desi Bouterse, now an opposition member of parliament in Surinam, denies any involvement in the executions.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/world/americas/1032626.stm (251 words)

	Americas 2001
		Local journalists say that Bouterse, who remains a political force in Suriname as an opposition member of the National Assembly, and his followers kept fairly quiet in 2001.
		Bouterse is being investigated in Suriname for his role in the 1982 massacre of 15 political opponents.
		In a separate investigation, the Dutch Supreme Court ruled on September 18 that Bouterse cannot be tried in the Netherlands for the massacre.
	www.cpj.org /attacks01/americas01/suriname.html (358 words)

	Desi Bouterse: Definition and Links by Encyclopedian.com
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		...she had been amember of a militia of Desi Bouterse in Suriname in 1982 and 1983 for longer than she had previously...
		...in military uniform, in a militia of Desi Bouterse,and Bijlhout identified herself in the photo.
	www.encyclopedian.com /de/Desi-Bouterse.html (296 words)

	BOUTERSE ADMITS TO PROBLEMS WITHIN NDP
		During a radio interview Desi Bouterse, Leader of the NDP admitted that there were internal problems within the NDP.
		Bouterse stated that decisions were being made that has led to discontent within the party.
		Bouterse admitted that there were differences of opinions between himself and the President over business matters but denied that all was not well between them otherwise.
	www.parbo.com /daily/e040399.html (845 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Americas \| Surinam ex-leader's son is jailed
		Dino Bouterse, 32, was convicted by a court in the capital, Paramaribo.
		Desi Bouterse led Surinam between 1980 and 1987 and has been convicted of drug trafficking in the Netherlands.
		Desi Bouterse cannot be extradited to the Netherlands because of a joint treaty which blocks extraditions between the two nations.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/americas/4146270.stm (176 words)

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		During a meeting in Ocer on Saturday, Bouterse was given a mandate to do all that is necessary to implement the development goals and to protect the sovereignty of the nation.
		Bouterse said that the President is in his right to do so, and he is glad since he does not want to be part of the government's policy.
		After Bouterse's speech, a motion was passed to support Bouterse in all and to heed his call for a calm and constructive approach of problems caused by the President.
	www.parbo.com /dwt/apr1299.html (1807 words)

	Suriname History \| iExplore.com
		The new regime, under Lieutenant-Colonel Desi Bouterse, followed a left-wing political line, cultivating close links with Cuba at the expense of those with The Netherlands, and banning all political parties.
		Bouterse, always a controversial figure in Dutch eyes, has been arraigned by Dutch courts for drug trafficking and the torture of political opponents.
		A niggling border dispute with Guyana over territorial waters – the site of possible oil deposits – was settled in the summer of 2000, only for it to simmer enough for a UN tribunal to have to be set up in June 2004 in order to resolve the long-running dispute.
	www.iexplore.com /dmap/Suriname/History (928 words)

	Caribbean Net News: Conviction of former Suriname dictator was based on false statements
		Bouterse was sentenced to an 11 year prison term by a Dutch court for his alleged role in the transportation of 474 kilos of cocaine from Suriname to Holland.
		According to his attorney Weski, the court in The Hague in 1999 was not in a position to test the accuracy of the evidence given by the main witness since he could appeal to his right not to elaborate.
		In sentencing Bouterse, the court stressed that the conviction they were set to pass on was based on the testimony of the main witness.
	www.caribbeannetnews.com /2005/05/25/statements.shtml (658 words)

	Saxakali Magazine 3:1 Suriname's Environment in `96
		The country democratic beginnings was abruptly halted in 1980 when Desi Bouterse, an army sergeant-major, staged a military coup.
		Bouterse's exploited enmities dating from the era of slavery by recuiting indigenous people in militias to help the armed forces as essential war scouts.
		Wijdenbosch was prime minister from 1986-87 and vice president after the second take-over of state power by Bouterse’s NDP and the military in December 1990.
	saxakali.com /saxakali-magazine/saxmag31e5.htm (2805 words)

	Comments and Responses
		Corbin, when he signed the document in Paramaribo (since Bouterse cannot leave Suriname as he is wanted internationally for drug trafficking), was fully aware of the immense benefits all Guyanese would derive from the hydrocarbon (including oil) resources in the disputed maritime area.
		Bouterse was a military officer who took power in a bloody coup in 1980.
		Bouterse were suspected of being involved in a number of illegal activities including the trafficking of narcotics and weapons.
	www.op.gov.gy /commentreponses/cr-0042.htm (872 words)

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		He points out that Bouterse had stated publicly on March 5, 1980 that he was the 'leader' of a 'socialist coup.' Mijnals now reveals that the group had never picked a leader.
		He is of the opinion that Bouterse could have become one of the Caribbean's greatest leaders.
		Although Bouterse and Mijnals deny the NDP is divided in fractions, the opposite is becoming more and more apparent.
	www.parbo.com /dwt/jan2099.html (1982 words)

	CNN.com - Surinamese police chief goes on leave - November 15, 2000
		Bouterse was later tried in his absence and sentenced to 11 years in prison.
		However, the New Front coalition government that took office in August has been putting increasing pressure on Bouterse and his former allies; and earlier this month, prosecutors announced they were preparing a case against Bouterse for the 1982 killing of 15 dissidents.
		Bouterse seized control of Suriname in a 1980 coup, stepped down in 1987 and seized power again in 1990.
	archives.cnn.com /2000/WORLD/americas/11/15/suriname.police.ap (353 words)

	Suriname - Amnesty International
		President Ronald Venetiaan reportedly put the government and security forces on a security alert in the run-up to the 25 February anniversary of the military coup in 1980 which brought Desi Bouterse to power.
		In July, the National Democratic Party (NDP) formally nominated Desi Bouterse as its presidential candidate for the 2005 elections.
		Meanwhile, Desi Bouterse’s son was accused of leading a raid on a weapons depot in July 2002 in which assault rifles and other equipment were said to have been stolen.
	web.amnesty.org /report2004/sur-summary-eng (428 words)

	Former Surinamese Dictator to Face Trial (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		Prosecutors notified Bouterse and the others of the decision last week, said Irwin Kanhai, a lawyer who represents five of the defendants, including the former dictator.
		Bouterse and the others could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted.
		Bouterse, now an elected parliamentarian in this nation of 450,000 people, seized power in a 1980 coup.
	www.comcast.net /data/news/2004/12/26/12249.xml (277 words)

	Dési Bouterse − Wikipedia
		Februar 1980 verübten Bouterse und 15 weitere Unteroffiziere einen Militärputsch.
		Bouterses Name ist eng mit dem Militärregime verknüpft, das Suriname von 1980 an beherrschte, aber auch mit dem Bürgerkrieg, den „Dezembermorden“ von 1982 und dem Massaker in dem Ndyuka-Dorf Moiwana 1986.
		Bouterse hat jegliche Verwicklung in dieses Ereignis bestritten, bei dem am 8.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Desi_Bouterse (388 words)

	Suriname 2000: Country Report (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1999, when widespread demonstrations and strikes erupted, the government pressured the press to tone down its coverage of the protests by calling media directors in for meetings that were perceived as intimidating.
		At year's end, Bouterse faced prosecution in both Suriname and the Netherlands for his role in a 1982 massacre of 15 political opponents.
		Despite the prosecution, Bouterse remains a political force in Suriname as an opposition member of the National Assembly.
	www.cpj.org /attacks00/americas00/Suriname.html (280 words)

	Suriname - Amnesty International
		Lawyers for Desi Bouterse, the coup-installed military leader of Suriname at the time of the killings, were allowed to attend the hearings in the Netherlands.
		His body was reportedly left outside the office of Desi Bouterse.
		Several soldiers were arrested, but were released at the demand of armed military police officers said to have the backing of Desi Bouterse.
	web.amnesty.org /report2003/Sur-summary-eng (770 words)

	History of Suriname - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (via CobWeb/3.1 planetlab2.cs.unc.edu) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-19)
		In 1980, the government of Henck Arron was overthrown in a military coup led by Sergeant-Major Desi Bouterse.
		Subsequetly Shankar was ousted in a coup (known as the 'Telephone Coup') led by Bouterse on 24 December 1990.
		Bouterse was accommodated in 1997 when the post of Councillor of State was created for him.
	en.wikipedia.org.cob-web.org:8888 /wiki/History_of_Suriname (1712 words)

	Radio Netherlands Worldwide - Independent thinking, independent voice - English - Election day in Surinam
		Mr Bouterse has less of a good image in the former colonial power, where he has been convicted in his absence of drug smuggling.
		Then there's his role in the infamous 'December Murders', the 'execution' of 15 fellow countrymen on 18 December 1982, when he was military leader of Surinam and held the reins of power.
		For that reason, it's also thought that if parliament is unable to choose the next president, this assembly could end up electing NDP leader Desi Bouterse even though his party is not expected to emerge as the largest in parliament after the elections.
	www.radionetherlands.nl /currentaffairs/region/southamerica/sur050525 (830 words)

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