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Desi Bouterse

Military · Politician

Desi Bouterse is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Desi Bouterse · Dezi Bauterse · Dési Bouterse · Ντέσι Μπουτέρσε · Баутерсе · 15 more...				[sources]
Alias	Desire Bouterse · Desire Delano Bouterse · Desiré Bouterse · Desiré Delano "Dési" Bouterse · Desiré Delano Bouterse · 9 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Bouterse				[sources]
Birth date	1945-10-13				[sources]
Place of birth	Domburg				[sources]
Death date	2024-12-23				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Suriname				[sources]
Citizenship	Netherlands · Suriname				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Bouterse				[sources]
Political association	Megacombinatie · National Democratic Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57667				[sources]
Position	President of Suriname (2010-2020) · President pro tempore of the Union of South American Nations (2013-2014)				[sources]
Education	Royal Military School				[sources]
Religion	Pentecostalism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

leader of Suriname (1980–1987, 2010–2020)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2025-01-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Ingrid Bouterse-Figueira Close Associate	spouse	1970	1990
Ingrid Bouterse-Waldring Politician	spouse	1990	2024

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Suriname	2010-08-12	2020-07-16

Data sources

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions553,228

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