Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Suriname, officially the Republic of Suriname (, ), is a country in northern South America. It borders French Guiana to the east, Guyana to the west, Brazil to the south, and the Atlantic Ocean to the north.
Read More at Wikipedia ›PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A former dictator and convicted drug trafficker appears poised to regain political power in Suriname, where he has cultivated a following among young people despite facing trial for the execution of political opponents in the 1980s.
The main opposition party led by Desi Bouterse appears likely to gain at least some control in the South American parliament in Tuesday's election. His National Democratic Party currently holds 15 of the 51 seats.Parliament routinely appoints a president shortly after its own elections. A president needs the vote of two-thirds of the lawmakers, so a coalition of Bouterse's party and two smaller parties might win enough seats to vote him back in to the country's top job.A poll released during the campaign showed Bouterse's coalition with 41 percent of the vote compared to 29 percent for the governing New Front coalition in the area surrounding the capital, Paramaribo, the country's largest and most important election district.Boute...PARAMARIBO , Suriname (AP) — The political party of a former dictator that led voting in Suriname's legislative elections said Tuesday it is close to forming a coali...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname's newly elected president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, is ailing from an undisclosed illness and has temporarily ceded power ...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname's new president, former dictator Desi Bouterse, reassumed power Thursday after being sidelined for a week by an illness that he ...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former Suriname military dictator Desi Bouterse elected president in parliamentary vote.
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Former dictator Desi Bouterse was elected president by parliament Monday, following weeks of jostling by opponents who sought to stop a c...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Incoming president and former dictator Desi Bouterse said through a spokesman Tuesday that he will not interfere in his ongoing trial for...
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Former Surinamese dictator Desi Bouterse shrugged off questions about his past during his first overseas trip as elected president, saying ...
FBI Special Agent Harold Haberfeld's ill-fated mission to North Africa during World War II was so secret that even now, 69 years after the plane crash that kept him ...
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A spiny armored catfish and a cowboy frog are among 46 species that may be new to science discovered in the South American country of Suriname , researchers now reve...
Amazing creatures found in jungle of Suriname
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A small plane crashed in rough weather Saturday in the South American country of Suriname and all eight people aboard are feared dead, of...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — The U.S. Embassy in Suriname says it is barring staff from flying with the local Blue Wing Airlines due to safety concerns.The U.S. Embas...
The Dutch government is suspending part of its aid to Suriname to protest an amnesty granted to the country's president and others accused of involvement in politica...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — A former coup leader, convicted drug trafficker and accused murderer swore to uphold the country's laws at his inauguration Thursday with...
PARAMARIBO , Suriname (AP) — Suriname's former dictator and the man who led a rebel army against his military regime agreed Thursday to form a coalition government, ...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Allies of former dictator Desi Bouterse have overtaken Suriname's governing coalition in parliamentary elections, positioning him to run ...
PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — The political party of former dictator Desi Bouterse was the biggest winner in elections in Suriname, according to election results relea...
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