His positions on the economy and illegal immigration, plus a sense that a strong leader was needed are some of the reasons.

On Wednesday, October 23, a mass strike took place against the government of President Dina Boluarte and the Peruvian ...

Those fearing an impending dictatorship underestimate the robustness of our institutions and overstate the power of any ...

Peru’s forced sterilisation policy could constitute a crime against humanity, a United Nations committee has said. More than ...

A UN committee urged Peru Wednesday to compensate women who were forcibly sterilised in the 1990s, ruling that the state policy could constitute a "crime against humanity".

One South American country that is set to benefit from China's largesse is Peru, which is about to officially open a new megaport on the Pacific. Chancay is a coastal town about 50 miles north ...

Alberto Fujimori, Peru’s controversial former president, buried after 3 days of national mourning Gutiérrez, who himself was never disciplined, told reporters in 2015 that liberation theology as a ...

Castillo’s preferred running mate was Vladimir Cerrón, the leader of Peru Libre ... votes over Keiko Fujimori, the daughter and political heir to former dictator Alberto Fujimori.

Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori left office in 2000 when he became ... He memorably faxed in his resignation, but was arrested years later in Chile and sent back to Peru for trial. Fujimori ...

The late Alberto Fujimori, who governed from 1990 to 2000 ... Toledo is the first former president to be sentenced in this chapter of Peru’s Odebrecht investigation. Two other former presidents ...

Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) opened up his country’s Amazon to small-, medium-, and large-scale agriculture and promoted foreign investment in the area. Shortly after, Peru ...

Peru's former president Alejandro Toledo appears in court for sentencing during his trial on charges of corruption related to the Brazilian company Odebrecht, in Lima, Peru, October 21, 2024.