Garcia Backs Humala’s Policy Against Shining Path

Two-time former President Alan Garcia has thrown his support behind Peru’s current President, Ollanta Humala, as the government is battling a Shining Path remnant group in a rugged, coca-growing region that has led to the recent deaths of a number of police and army officers. Garcia, who was president in the 1980s and again from [...]

Ex-President Garcia Rejects Movadef As Party

Alan Garcia, Peru’s two-time president, came out hard Tuesday against allowing the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights, known as Movadef, from registering as a political party. Movadef has close links with the Shining Path, the Maoist-inspired insurgency that launched a bloody battle against the state during the 1980s and 1990s. The conflict led to [...]

Garcia Backs Humala’s Approach to Conga Protests

Ex-President Alan Garcia, in one of his first interviews since leaving office in July, told Radio Programas this week that he backs the government’s efforts to advance the Minas Conga gold and copper project. Garcia said that President Ollanta Humala’s cabinet chief, Oscar Valdes, was responsible and serious in seeking to restart a dialogue with [...]

Garcia highlights achievements and offers apology in final address to the nation

President Alan Garcia delivered his last message to the nation in Congress Wednesday, highlighting his government’s successes over the past five years and apologizing to those he may have offended. Garcia, 62, stepped down the following day,Thursday, succeeded by left-leaning former military officer Ollanta Humala.  Accompanied by his cabinet members, he attended the Te Deum and mass in the [...]

Garcia criticized for not planning to attend presidential inauguration

President Alan Garcia, who will step down on Thursday, has come under criticism for saying that he plans not to attend the inauguration of President-elect Ollanta Humala. Tradition in Peru is for the outgoing president to deliver the presidential sash to the incoming president during the swearing-in ceremony at Congress. Former President Alejandro Toledo called [...]

Araoz quits presidential bid following APRA support for Del Castillo

The presidential candidate for Peru’s ruling Aprista party, Mercedes Araoz, quite her campaign on Monday after weeks of an internal conflict with party stalwart Jorge del Castillo. Araoz submitted her resignation to the Special Election Board (JEE), which officially removes her from April’s general election, daily El Comercio reported. Araoz, an independent who served as [...]

Peru signs pact providing Bolivia access to Pacific

President Alan Garcia signed on Tuesday a pact with his Bolivian counterpart Evo Morales that will give the landlocked South American nation access to port facilities located in Peru’s southern coast. The agreement, which is valid for 99 years, will provide Bolivia with a tax-free maritime zone in Peru’s Ilo port, daily La Republica reported. [...]

Garcia calls for arms reduction during UN speech

President Alan Garcia called on the international community Thursday to reduce arms purchases and focus on development issues, state news agency Andina reported “We are calling on the governments of the world. Stop buying and producing arms, provide food for the humble, develop your land and create employment,” Garcia said during a presentation at the [...]

Clinton meets with Garcia, applauds Peru’s “growing economic inclusion”

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton applauded Peru’s growing economic inclusion and reduction of poverty following a meeting with President Alan Garcia on Monday at the 40th general assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS) in Lima, state news agency Andina reported. Clinton said the U.S. and Peru are working on a variety of [...]

President García attends Piñera’s inauguration in Chile

President Alan García arrived in Chile Thursday morning to attend the presidential inauguration of Sebastián Piñera, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake minutes before the ceremony.

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