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1. Dési Bouterse, former president of Suriname, is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the December murders.
   2023-12-21 02:22:11 (First version)
2. Former president of Suriname Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 December murders.
   2023-12-21 02:35:32 (Update)
3. Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 December murders.
   2023-12-21 08:35:37 (Update)
4. Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders.
   2023-12-22 02:22:10 (Update)
5. Former Surinamese president Dési Bouterse is sentenced to 20 years in prison for the 1982 murders of 15 men.
   (Current version)

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