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Alliance For The Great Change
The Alliance for the Great Change—PPK ( es, Alianza por el Gran Cambio – PPK) was an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ("PPK"). Constituent Parties * Christian People's Party (''Partido Popular Cristiano'', PPC), Christian democratic and conservative, chaired by Lourdes Flores *Alliance for Progress (''Alianza para el Progreso'', APP), Conservative, led by César Acuña * National Restoration (''Restauración Nacional'', RN), Evangelical Christian and social conservative, led by Humberto Lay *Peruvian Humanist Party (''Partido Humanista Peruano'', PHP), humanist (center-left), led by Yehude Simon Pedro Pablo Kuczynski himself was a non-partisan. In the 2006 election, the Christian People's Party had led the alliance National Unity, the Humanists had been part of the Decentralization Coalition, the Alliance for Progress had participated separately. RN participated separately in ...
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Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for ''Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meaning "son of Peter" (compare with the English surname Peterson) is Pérez in Spanish, and Peres in Galician and Portuguese, Pires also in Portuguese, and Peiris in coastal area of Sri Lanka (where it originated from the Portuguese version), with all ultimately meaning "son of Pêro". The name Pedro is derived via the Latin word "petra", from the Greek word "η πέτρα" meaning "stone, rock". The name Peter itself is a translation of the Aramaic ''Kephas'' or '' Cephas'' meaning "stone". An alternate archaic spelling is ''Pêro''. Pedro may refer to: Notable people Monarchs, mononymously * Pedro I of Portugal * Pedro II of Portugal * Pedro III of Portugal * Pedro IV of Portugal, also Pedro I of Brazil *Pedro V of Portugal * Pedro II ...
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2006 Peruvian General Election
General elections were held in Peru in on 9 April 2006 to elect the President, two Vice-Presidents, 120 members of Congress and five members of the Andean Parliament for the 2006–2011 period. As the no presidential candidate received a majority of the vote, a second round was held on 4 June between the top two candidates, Ollanta Humala and Alan García. Garcia won the run-off with 52.63% to Humala's 47.37%. He was subsequently inaugurated on 28 July 2006, Peruvian Independence Day. Electoral system The 120 members of Congress were elected from 25 constituencies based on the 24 departments and the Constitutional Province of Callao). The number of seats in Congress for each district was determined by its number of eligible voters. A political party need to win a minimum of five seats in two electoral districts or 4% of nationwide valid votes in order to be represented in Congress. A minimum of 4% of nationwide valid votes was necessary for a party to win seats in the Andean Par ...
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Shocking Pink
Pink colors are usually light or desaturated shades of reds, roses, and magentas which are created on computer and television screens using the RGB color model and in printing with the CMYK color model. As such, it is an arbitrary classification of color. Below is a list of some of the common pink colors. Computer web color pinks Pink At right is displayed the web color pink. Light pink At right is displayed the web color light pink. The name of the web color is written as "lightpink" (no space) in HTML for computer display. Although this color is called "light pink", as can be ascertained by inspecting its hex code, it is actually a slightly deeper, not a lighter, tint of pink than the color pink itself. A more accurate name for it in terms of traditional color nomenclature would therefore be ''medium light pink''. Hot pink At right is displayed the web color hot pink. The name of the web color is written as "hotpink" (no space) in HTML for computer di ...
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Peru Wins
Peru Wins ( es, Gana Perú, GP) was a leftist electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election. It was dominated by the Peruvian Nationalist Party and led by successful presidential candidate Ollanta Humala Tasso. Constituent parties *Peruvian Nationalist Party (''Partido Nacionalista Peruano'', PNP), left-wing nationalist and populist party, loyal to Humala *Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista'', PS), democratic socialist, in the tradition of José Carlos Mariátegui *Peruvian Communist Party (''Partido Comunista Peruano'', PCP) * Revolutionary Socialist Party (''Partido Socialista Revolucionario'', PSR), founded by left-wing military officers * Political Movement Socialist Voice (''Movimiento Político Voz Socialista'', MPVS) * Peruvian Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (''Partido Comunista Peruano (Marxista–Leninista)'', PCP(ML)) In the 2006 elections, the Peruvian Nationalist Party could not register in time for the elections. That is why they formed ...
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Ollanta Humala
Lieutenant colonel Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (; born 27 June 1962) is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist, he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency. Born to a prominent political family affiliated with the ethnocacerist movement, Humala is the son of famed Quechua people, Quechua labour lawyer Isaac Humala. Humala entered the Peruvian Army in 1981, eventually achieving the rank of lieutenant colonel. During his time in the military, he fought in the Internal conflict in Peru, internal conflict against left-wing terrorist group Shining Path as well as in the Cenepa War with neighboring Ecuador. In October 2000, Humala attempted an unsuccessful coup d'etat against President Alberto Fujimori during the dying days of his regime; eventually, the Congress of the Republic of Peru granted him amnesty and Humal ...
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Popular Force
People's Force ( es, Fuerza Popular, FP), known as Force 2011 ( es, Fuerza 2011, links=no) until 2012, is a right-wing populist and Fujimorist political party in Peru. The party is led by Keiko Fujimori, former congresswoman and daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori. She ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in the 2011, 2016 and 2021 presidential elections, all losing by a narrow margin. History People's Force was formed in 2010 by the merger of the Alliance for the Future coalition, formed in 2005 through the union of the Cambio 90 and New Majority parties, which were created during the government of Alberto Fujimori. Alliance for the Future ran in the 2006 elections; Martha Chávez was chosen to appear for the presidential elections. However, it came in fourth place with 7.44% of the votes cast. On the other hand, it managed to have parliamentary representation with 13 seats, including Keiko Fujimori who obtained the largest vote compared to the other candidates ...
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Keiko Fujimori
Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi (; ja, 藤森 恵子, Fujimori Keiko; born 25 May 1975) is a Peruvian politician. Fujimori is the eldest daughter of former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori and Susana Higuchi. From August 1994 to November 2000, she held the role of First Lady of Peru, during her father's administrations. She has served as the leader of the Fujimorist political party Popular Force since 2010, and was a congresswoman representing the Lima Metropolitan Area, from 2006 to 2011. Fujimori ran for president in the 2011, 2016, and 2021 elections, but was defeated each time in the second round of voting. Early life Early life and education Keiko Sofía Fujimori Higuchi was born on 25 May 1975 in the Jesús María district of Lima, the capital of Peru. Fujimori's parents are Japanese Peruvians; her father is former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori, who was elected in the 1990 Peruvian general election, and her mother is Susana Higuchi. In addition, Fujimori would ...
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Marisol Pérez Tello
María Soledad Pérez Tello de Rodríguez (born April 11, 1969) is a Peruvian lawyer, notary and politician. A prominent member of the Christian People's Party, she currently serves as its Secretary General since December 2017. Born in the southern region of Tacna, Pérez Tello pursued a law degree at the University of San Martín de Porres, graduating with honors. Subsequently, she started off in her career as public notary, specializing in Human Rights defense. She later attained a master's degree in constitutional law at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, and a PhD in law from her first school. At the same time, she became heavily involved in the ranks of the Christian People's Party, running unsuccessfully for the Peruvian Congress in 2006, and for the Lima City Council in 2010. At the 2011 general election, Pérez Tello was selected as Pedro Pablo Kuczynski's second running mate in the Alliance for the Great Change coalition ticket, which included her party. The ...
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Cambio 90
Cambio 90 (lit. ''Change 90'', C90) was a Peruvian right-wing political party which entered the political spectrum in early 1990, and throughout the 1990s until late-2000 was the most powerful political party in Peru alongside New Majority, serving more as an instrumental electoral vehicle for Alberto Fujimori. History ''Cambio 90s success but hinged largely with on the success of its candidate for without the presidency, Alberto Fujimori, an newer agricultural engineer and rector of the Universidad Nacional Agraria (National Agrarian University) hope in Lima's failed La Molina District test from 1984 to 1989. Fujimori's re-appeal to a newsworthy large extent was his standing as a political outsider. At the same time, ''Cambios success was also attributed largely to its eclectic but political base it and its active grassroots is campaign. Its two main bases of support were the Asociación Peruana de Empresas Medias y Pequeñas (APEMIPE), an association of not SMEs, and the in ...
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Fujimorism
Fujimorism () denotes the policies and the political ideology of former President of Peru Alberto Fujimori as well as the personality cult built around him, his policies and his family. The ideology is defined by authoritarianism, its support for neoliberal economics, opposition to communism, and social conservatism, socially and cultural conservatism, culturally conservatism, conservative stances such as opposition to LGBT rights and school curriculums including gender equality or sex education. Opponents of Fujimorism are known as anti-Fujimorists, which have controlled the presidency since 2011. After Alberto's fall the movement was deactivated until 2011 when it was brought back to the forefront by his children, Keiko Fujimori, Keiko and Kenji Fujimori, Kenji, with Keiko's party Popular Force controlling much of the Congress of the Republic of Peru from 2016 until 2020 through a system that was constitutionally drafted by her father. History 1990s The lack of a stable pol ...
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Alberto Fujimori
Alberto Kenya Fujimori Inomoto ( or ; born 28 July 1938) is a Peruvian politician, professor and former engineer who was President of Peru from 28 July 1990 until 22 November 2000. Frequently described as a dictator, * * * * * * he remains a controversial figure in Peruvian politics; his government is credited with the creation of Fujimorism, defeating the Shining Path insurgency and restoring Peru's macroeconomic stability, though Fujimori ended his presidency by fleeing Peru for Japan amid a major scandal involving corruption and human rights abuses. Even amid his prosecution in 2008 for crimes against humanity relating to his presidency, two-thirds of Peruvians polled voiced approval for his leadership in that period. A Peruvian of Japanese descent, Fujimori took refuge in Japan when faced with charges of corruption in 2000. On arriving in Japan, he attempted to resign his presidency via fax, but his resignation was rejected by Congress, which preferred to remove him fr ...
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Máximo San Román
Máximo San Román Cáceres (born 14 April 1946) is a Peruvian mechanical engineer, businessman and former politician. He was President of Peru between 1992 and 1993, a term that was marked by the authoritarian government of Alberto Fujimori. Considered the legal Head of State during Fujimori's ruling by decree of his self-coup, he did not hold real power. Biography He was born in the District of Cusipata, Quispicanchi Province, Cusco on April 14, 1946. Son of Julio San Román and María Natividad Cáceres. He completed his primary studies at the Fiscal School No. 729 in Calca and he attended secondary school at the San José de La Salle School in Cusco. He entered the National School of Technical Engineering (ex-ENIT) of the National University of Engineering, where he studied mechanical engineering and graduated in 1970. Upon graduation, he served as a teacher at the Industrial Technology Center of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce. From 1971 to 1979 he was Produc ...
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