Have you heard of the telephone coup? In the 1980s, Suriname was controlled by a military strongman named Desi Bouterse, who ruled through a series of governments that he appointed and dismissed at will. In 1987, a less friendly coalition government was elected and in 1990, when disagreements rose between him and this government, he rang the president to announce a coup and dismiss the government. This became known as the ¡°Telephone Coup¡±.
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