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Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms, from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), and its only member to serve as president. Mentored by the APRA's founder, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979.…
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culture · President of Peru (1985–1990 and 2006–2011) · politician · lawyer · writer · jurist · sociologist · also Alan García, Alan Garcia, García
Born 23 May 1949 · Died 17 April 2019 · Q167211
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2026· 3 entries
Goal: García a spectator and Hamza demands his due: "Sport" rates Barcelona's players against Al-Ahly
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elciudadano.com: Chilean Court Upholds Convictions of Military Personnel for the Murder of Jorge Lamich and Hector Garcia
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2019· 3 entries
Died 2019-04-17.
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García appeared before the prosecutor's office as a witness to testify in the investigation carried out against Miguel Atala (former vice president of PetroPerú), for having received a bribe from the Odebrecht company
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“Either we come to mutual understanding about Machu Picchu, or we just have to mark them as treasure hunters.”
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2016· 1 entry
And 2017, five of García's former ministers were accused of corruption by the Peruvian justice system: Yehude Simon (Prime Minister), Rosario Fernández (Minister of Justice), Mercedes Cabanillas (Minister of the Interior
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2014· 1 entry
However, documents from the university proved he never finished the work for it
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2013· 1 entry
A mega-commission was formed which lasted five years to investigate the alleged irregularities of the second government of Alan García, with the nationalist Sergio Tejada as head
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2008· 2 entries
Awarded Collar of the Order of Isabella the Catholic presented by Juan Carlos I of Spain (2008).
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Fujimori ordered Vladimiro Montesinos to capture and assassinate García on the day of the coup
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2006· 4 entries
Election won: 2006 Peruvian national election.
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Campaign: 2006 Peruvian national election.
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Career landmark: President of Peru (2006–2011).
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Was again elected president, defeating Ollanta Humala, a feat considered a political resurrection due to the failure of his first term
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2001· 3 entries
Campaign: 2001 Peruvian national election.
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But lost in the second round to Alejandro Toledo
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The Supreme Court declared the allegations that were imputed to him at the end of his first term had been annulled
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1994· 1 entry
The Human Rights Commission of the Organization of American States denounced the Fujimori government for violation of the rights to liberty, security and due defense of García and asked the Peruvian government to nullify
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1992· 1 entry
Filed for asylum following president Alberto Fujimori's self-coup, and exiled himself with his family in Colombia and France for nine years
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1991· 1 entry
New York District Attorney Robert Morgenthau charged García officially
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1990· 1 entry
And had a cumulative total of 2,200,200% over five years, destabilizing the Peruvian economy
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1985· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of Peru (1985–1990).
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1980· 2 entries
Rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide
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Career landmark: Member of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru (1980–1985).
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1978· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the Constituent Assembly of Peru (1978–1979).
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1974· 1 entry
Moved to France with other members of the APRA to study at the Sorbonne Nouvelle University Paris 3 and the Institut des Hautes Etudes de l'Amérique latine (IHEAL)
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1949· 1 entry
Born 1949-05-23.
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