Thousands line Suriname streets in homage to late dictator Bouterse

A woman cries as she leans on the hearse containing the coffin of late Suriname President Desi Bouterse during his funeral procession in downtown Paramaribo on Jan. 4, 2025.

Thousands of people lined the streets of Suriname's capital Saturday for the funeral procession of Desi Bouterse, who led the country both as a coup leader and elected president before dying as a fugitive from justice.