Tag: Chan Santokhi

• Wednesday, July 15th 2020 - 08:15 UTC

  Suriname elects new president replacing four decades of dictator Bouterse

  

  Mercosur associate, Suriname elected a new president Monday, ending the dictatorial rule of Desi Bouterse. Chan Santokhi, an Indian-origin former police chief, won a landslide victory in the general elections conducted in the country in May.