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Dési Bouterse

1945 - 2024

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Desiré Delano Bouterse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːsi ˈbʌutərsə]; 13 October 1945 – 23 December 2024) was a Surinamese military officer, politician, convicted murderer, and drug trafficker who served as President of Suriname from 2010 to 2020. From 1980 to 1987, he was Suriname's de facto leader after conducting a military coup and establishing a period of military rule. In 1987, Bouterse founded the National Democratic Party (NDP). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Dési Bouterse has received more than 880,730 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Dési Bouterse is the 2,730th most popular politician (up from 2,832nd in 2019), the most popular biography from Suriname and the most popular Surinamer Politician.

Dési Bouterse is most famous for being the president of the country of Haiti.

Memorability Metrics

  • 880k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 68.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 59

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.24

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dési Bouterse ranks 2,730 out of 19,576. Before him are Richard Walther Darré, Canute VI of Denmark, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus, Dmitry Ustinov, Hibatullah Akhundzada, and Traian Băsescu. After him are Shajar al-Durr, Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Eisaku Satō, Beatrice I, Countess of Burgundy, Athanaric, and Uriah the Hittite.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Dési Bouterse ranks 49. Before him are John Lithgow, Douglas Osheroff, Anton Zeilinger, Roger Glover, Ram Nath Kovind, and Linda Hunt. After him are Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Nikita Mikhalkov, Bryan Ferry, Steve Martin, Keith Jarrett, and José Feliciano. Among people deceased in 2024, Dési Bouterse ranks 45. Before him are Zvi Zamir, Hage Geingob, Herbert Kroemer, César Luis Menotti, Seiji Ozawa, and Andrew Schally. After him are Leon Cooper, James Earl Jones, Arnold Rüütel, Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Maurizio Pollini, and Bengt I. Samuelsson.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Dési Bouterse ranks 1 out of 33. After him are Clarence Seedorf (1976), Edgar Davids (1973), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Aron Winter (1967), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), Johan Kraag (1913), and Ramsewak Shankar (1937).

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Among POLITICIANS In Suriname

Among politicians born in Suriname, Dési Bouterse ranks 1. After him are Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Henck Arron (1936), Johan Kraag (1913), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), Remy Bonjasky (1976), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).

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