Chandrikapersad Santokhi, the former Suriname President who led the country to economic stability, has passed away at 67. He had been investigating the 1982 political killings during his tenure. His death brings closure to a decade-long probe into the country's turbulent past.

Santokhi took over a bankrupt Suriname from his predecessor, former dictator Desi Bouterse, and led the country to economic stability, partly supported by an International Monetary Fund program