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Montevideo, May 3rd 2024 - 19:25 UTC

Tag: Dina Boluarte

  • Thursday, December 8th 2022 - 08:58 UTC

    Boluarte becomes Peru's first-ever female president

    The 60-year-old Boluarte had been Castillo's running mate

    Dina Boluarte Wednesday became the first woman ever to hold the position of President of Peru after she was sworn in following the impeachment and arrest of Pedro Castillo Terrones for trying to stage a coup d'état.

  • Wednesday, December 7th 2022 - 20:26 UTC

    Peru's Congress impeaches Castillo; Boluarte to be sworn in

    Castillo was in open and flagrant violation of the Constitution, Williams noted

    Peru's Vice President Dina Boluarte is to be sworn in later Wednesday as the new President after the motion to vacate (impeach) Pedro Castillo Terrones was approved by 101 votes in favor, six against, and 10 abstentions, citing a “moral incapacity” following his coup attempt. Boluarte will be the first woman ever to hold that office

  • Thursday, April 7th 2022 - 08:16 UTC

    One dead as unrest in Peru mounts

    Castillo has already survived two “vacancy motions” (impeachment attempts) after little over 8 months in office

    Protests all across Peru demanding the resignation of President Pedro Castillo Terrones have left 1 dead and at least 25 law enforcement officers injured in the town of Ica, south of Lima.

  • Thursday, July 29th 2021 - 09:50 UTC

    Pedro Castillo sworn in as Peru's new president

    Castillo vowed to lead “a country without corruption” and with “a new Constitution.”

    Pedro Castillo Terrones has been sworn in Wednesday as Peru's new President for the 2021-2026 term just barely a week after being declared the winner of the June 6 runoff against conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori.

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