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Suriname's former president Santokhi dies at age of 67
Chandrikapersad Santokhi led the probe into 1982 political killings and helped stabilize Suriname's economy despite public protests, serving as president from 2020 to 2025.
- Suriname's former president, Chandrikapersad Santokhi, has died at 67, President Jennifer Geerlings-Simons confirmed on social media. Santokhi led the South American country as president from 2020 to 2025.
- Before his presidency, Santokhi served as an ex-police commissioner, earning the nickname 'The Sheriff' for his crackdown on drug trafficking and crime. He led the investigation into the 1982 killings of more than a dozen political opponents of the Desi Bouterse regime.
- Taking office after Bouterse, Santokhi stabilized the economy through an International Monetary Fund program, yet austerity measures sparked public unrest. In February 2023, hundreds of demonstrators stormed Suriname's Parliament demanding his resignation over high fuel and electricity prices.
- Voters denied Santokhi a second term following the May 2025 general election amid economic volatility. He had previously claimed the chairmanship of the Progressive Reform Party in 2011 following the resignation of Ramdien Sardjoe.
- Rob Jetten, prime minister of the Netherlands, wrote on X that he was "grieved and shocked by the sudden passing" of the former leader. Suriname, a former Dutch colony, benefited from Santokhi's efforts to strengthen bilateral ties.
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Suriname’s former president, Chan Santokhi, who governed from 2020 to 2025, has died at 67, his spokesperson said on Monday. — (Reporting by Ank Kuipers, Editing by Natalia Siniawski) The post Suriname’s Former President Santokhi Dies at 67, Spokesperson Says appeared first on GV Wire.
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