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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard, also known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian economist, public administrator, and former politician who served as the president of Peru from 2016 to 2018. He served as prime minister of Peru and as minister of economy and finance during the presidency of Alejandro Toledo. Kuczynski resigned from the presidency on 23 March 2018, following a successful impeachment vote and d…
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business · President of Peru from 2016 to 2018 · economist · politician · banker · entrepreneur · also Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, Pedro Kuczynski, Kuczynski
Born 3 October 1938 · Q381027
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2026· 2 entries
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2025· 1 entry
The New York Times: Pedro-Pablo Kuczynski
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2020· 1 entry
Published “SciPy 1.0: fundamental algorithms for scientific computing in Python” in Nature Methods — cited 36,804 times.
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2018· 1 entry
TRT World: Peru's president Kuczynski offers resignation on eve of impeachment vote
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2017· 1 entry
Won James Madison Medal (2017).
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2016· 5 entries
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by National University of San Antonio Abad in Cusco (2016).
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Awarded Grand Collar of the Order of the Andes' Condor presented by Evo Morales (2016).
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To qualify for a runoff vote against Keiko Fujimori, in which he narrowly triumphed with 50
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Career landmark: President of Peru (2016–2018).
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Campaign: 2016 presidential election.
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2015· 1 entry
Announced that he would run for president again, but with a political party that he had built himself (Peruvians for Change, Peruanos Por el Kambio, PPK)
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2011· 3 entries
Election won: 2011 presidential election.
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But later went on to win the 2016 Peruvian general election against Keiko Fujimori, becoming the 66th President of Peru until March 2018
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Campaign: 2011 presidential election.
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2010· 1 entry
Published “QIIME allows analysis of high-throughput community sequencing data” in Nature Methods — cited 30,983 times.
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2009· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctorate presented by National University of the Center of Peru (2009).
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2007· 1 entry
Manuel Dammert, a sociologist and politician, alleged that Kuczynski was involved in facilitating the activities, in various projects in Peru, of a financial entity known as First Capital Partners, in particular in relat
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2006· 1 entry
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of the Sun of Peru (2006).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: President of the Council of Ministers of Peru (2005–2006).
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2004· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru (2004–2005).
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2001· 2 entries
Awarded Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic presented by Juan Carlos I of Spain (2001).
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Career landmark: Minister of Economy and Finance of Peru (2001–2002).
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2000· 1 entry
Kuczynski joined the presidential campaign of Alejandro Toledo, then an economics professor at the ESAN University in Lima
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1996· 1 entry
And have one daughter, Suzanne Kuczynski Lange, a biology graduate
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1992· 1 entry
Founded, with six other partners, the Latin American Enterprise Fund (LAEF) in Miami, Florida, a private equity firm that focused on investments in Mexico, Central and South America
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1983· 1 entry
Helped found the Inter-American Dialogue and remained a member until 1997
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1982· 1 entry
And returned to the private sector in the United States
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1980· 3 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Energy and Mines (1980–1982).
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Following the election of Fernando Belaúnde Terry as president, Kuczynski was invited to return to Peru to serve as Minister of Energy and Mines
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Kuczynski returned to Peru and collaborated in the election campaign of Belaúnde Terry, who was elected at his second and last non-consecutive term, and appointed Kuczynski as the Minister of Energy and Mines
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1969· 1 entry
Due to political persecution after Belaunde's government fell to the military dictatorship of General Juan Velasco Alvarado in a coup d'état
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1967· 1 entry
Kuczynski returned to Peru to work at the country's central bank during the presidency of Fernando Belaúnde
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1966· 1 entry
To support the government of Fernando Belaúnde Terry, as an economic adviser
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1961· 2 entries
As a regional economist for six countries in Central America, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic
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Studied at Princeton School of Public and International Affairs, Master in Public Administration (1961).
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1960· 1 entry
Studied at Exeter College, Philosophy, Politics and Economics (1960).
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1956· 1 entry
Studied at Rossall School (1953–1956).
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1938· 1 entry
Born 1938-10-03.
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1936· 1 entry
Maxime Kuczyński sent his son to be educated first in Lima at Markham College, and then in Lancashire in England at Rossall School, where he was a pupil in the Maltese Cross House between 1953 and 1956
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1933· 1 entry
Upon Hitler's rise to power, and he was invited to Peru in 1936 by President Óscar R
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