▁president ▁is ▁D és i ▁B outer se , ▁a ▁former ▁army ▁officer ▁and ▁military ▁dict ator . ▁He ▁is ▁affili ated ▁with ▁the ▁National ▁Democratic ▁Party . ▁B outer se ▁was ▁elected ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁inaugur ated ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁August ▁at ▁the ▁Anthony ▁N esty ▁Sp orth al ▁( former ly ▁known ▁as ▁National ▁Ind oor ▁Stadium ). ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁office ▁of ▁president ▁was ▁created ▁upon ▁independence ▁from ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁Until ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁the ▁role ▁was ▁largely ▁cer emon ial . ▁The ▁first ▁office holder ▁was ▁Johan ▁Fer rier , ▁a ▁school te acher ▁and ▁veter an ▁politician ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁as ▁governor ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁He ▁res igned ▁as ▁president ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁several ▁months ▁after ▁a ▁coup ▁d ' état . ▁From ▁then ▁until ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁tit ular ▁Pres idents ▁were ▁essentially ▁army - installed ▁pu ppets ▁of ▁L t . ▁Col . ▁B outer se , ▁who ▁ruled ▁as ▁a ▁dict ator ▁with ▁few ▁practical ▁checks ▁on ▁his ▁power . ▁Dem ocracy ▁was ▁restored ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁the ▁year ▁after ▁the ▁ad option ▁of ▁the ▁constitution , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁duties ▁and ▁respons ib ilities ▁of ▁the ▁president ▁were ▁included . ▁On ▁December ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁two ▁days ▁after ▁B outer se