In a historical ceremony that marked the end of the 71 year rule of the Institutional Revolutionary Party, PRI, Vicente Fox took the oath of office Friday December lst. as the new president of Mexico, a country that has become the United States main trading partner, ahead of China, Japan and Canada.
Peru's Congress named today a moderate opposition leader and constitutional expert as interim president after it declared Alberto Fujimori morally unfit to be president and removed him from office in disgrace and amid serious allegations of corruption.