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Dési Bouterse

1945 - Today

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Desiré Delano Bouterse (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈdeːsi ˈbʌutərsə]; born 13 October 1945) is 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 805,182 page views. His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Dési Bouterse is the 2,840th most popular politician (down from 2,134th 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.

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  • 810k

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  • 62.66

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 56

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.16

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.41

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Dési Bouterse ranks 2,840 out of 15,577. Before him are Canute VI of Denmark, Wenceslaus I of Bohemia, Atropates, Princess Feodora of Leiningen, Smendes, and Şehzade Mehmed. After him are Vincenzo Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Yeon Gaesomun, Kiro Gligorov, Emperor Qinzong, Francis III, Duke of Brittany, and Perdiccas III of Macedon.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1945, Dési Bouterse ranks 48. Before him are Itzhak Perlman, John Lithgow, Linda Hunt, Viktor Saneyev, Steve Martin, and Anselm Kiefer. After him are Adly Mansour, Richard Thaler, John McAfee, Keith Jarrett, José Feliciano, and Daniel Cohn-Bendit.

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In Suriname

Among people born in Suriname, Dési Bouterse ranks 1 out of 31. After him are Edgar Davids (1973), Clarence Seedorf (1976), Ronald Venetiaan (1937), Chan Santokhi (1959), Johan Ferrier (1910), Jules Wijdenbosch (1942), Hendrick Chin A Sen (1934), Aron Winter (1967), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), and Henck Arron (1936).

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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), Remy Bonjasky (1976), Johan Kraag (1913), Henck Arron (1936), Ramsewak Shankar (1937), and Fred Ramdat Misier (1926).

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