Alan García
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalaŋ ɡaβˈɾjel luðˈwiɣ ɡarˈsi.a ]; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician. He was the President of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011.[1] He was the leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party.
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His first term, the country went through a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. He ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency in 2001, losing in a run-off to Alejandro Toledo.[2] He ran again in 2006 and was elected to a second term, even though his first term in the 1980s was thought to be the worst in the country's history.
During García's second term, Peru had increased environmental damage, according to critics, and increased social conflict, according to the national human rights ombudsman's office.[3]
García ran for a third term as president in the 2016 Peruvian general election as the candidate of the criticized Popular Alliance coalition which included APRA’s old rival, the Christian People’s Party with Lourdes Flores as his first running mate. The election's first round polls gave García 5.83% of the popular vote, preventing him from participating in the runoff election.[4] Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was ultimately elected.[5]
On the morning of 17 April 2019, García shot himself in the neck when police officials were planning to arrest him linked to a corruption scandal.[6] He was hospitalized under critical condition and had emergency surgery where García had three cardiac arrests.[7] He died hours later at a Lima hospital.[8][9][10] García became the second head of state of Peru to die of suicide after Gustavo Jiménez, who did so in 1933.
García is considered one of the most controversial yet talented politicians of Peru's contemporary history.[11] He was known as an immensely charismatic orator.[12]
Alan García Media
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Alan García and Spanish Prime Minister Felipe González at Moncloa Palace, January 1987.
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Ollanta Humala,
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Alan García in Brasilia right after winning his second presidency.
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Alan García and George W. Bush at the White House in October 2006.
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The 189th anniversary of Peru's independence from Spain in July 2010
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García with President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev in Lima on 24 November 2008
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García with President of the United States Barack Obama in Washington, D.C., on 1 June 2010
Leaders of the Trans-Pacific Partnership member states in 2010
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García in 2010 with Brazilian president Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
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References
- ↑ García wins to become Peru president al-Jazeera, 5 June 2006
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- ↑ "Fallece expresidente peruano Alan García tras dispararse para evitar detención por caso Odebrecht". teleSUR. 17 April 2019. https://www.telesurtv.net/news/muere-expresidente-alan-garcia-disparo-detencion-caso-odebreth-20190417-0015.html. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ "Ex-President Alan García of Peru Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest". The New York Times. 17 April 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/17/world/americas/alan-garcia-dead-peru.html. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ Alan García: Peru's former president kills himself ahead of arrest. BBC News. 17 April 2019. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-47965867. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ↑ Phillips, Tom; Collyns, Dan (17 April 2019). "Alan García: former Peru president dies after shooting himself before arrest". The Guardian. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/17/peru-alan-garcia-ex-president-shoots-himself-critical-condition. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
- ↑ Aquino, Marco (19 April 2013). "Peru's former leader Garcia's political life at risk over pardons". Reuters. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-peru-garcia/perus-former-leader-garcias-political-life-at-risk-over-pardons-idUSBRE93H0YL20130418. Retrieved 30 June 2020.