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Oswaldo De La Cruz
Oswaldo de la Cruz Vásquez (born 5 October 1940) is a Peruvian former Fujimorist politician and Congressman, elected in the 2006 elections to represent the Pasco Region under the Alliance for the Future party for the 2006–2011 term. In the 1998 municipal elections, de la Cruz was elected as the Provincial Mayor of Pasco under the Vamos Vecino party, close to-then President Alberto Fujimori and served from 1999 to 2002. De la Cruz belongs to the Alliance for the Future. During his tenure as a congressman, he participated in the formulation of 194 bills, of which 45 were promulgated as laws of the republic. Biography He was born in Cerro de Pasco, Peru, on October 5, 1940. He studied primary and secondary school in his hometown and, between 1968 and 1971, he studied mining engineering at the Daniel Alcides Carrión National University The Daniel Alcides Carrión National University (Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión), or UNDAC for short, is the public univer ...
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Congress Of The Republic Of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru ( es, Congreso de la República) is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru. Congress' composition is established by Chapter I of Title IV of the Constitution of Peru. Congress is composed of representatives who sit in congressional districts allocated to each region, as well as two special districts, Lima Province and Peruvian citizens living abroad, on a basis of population as measured by the Peruvian Census in multi-member districts. The number of voting representatives is fixed by the Constitution at 130. Pursuant to the 2017 Census, the largest delegation is that of Lima Province, with 36 representatives. Due to broadly interpreted impeachment wording in the 1993 Constitution of Peru, the Congress can impeach the President of Peru without cause, effectively making the legislature more powerful than the executive branch. Corruption is widespread throughout Congress as legislators use their office for parliamentary ...
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Pasco Region
Pasco () is a department and region in central Peru. Its capital is Cerro de Pasco. Political division The region is divided into 3 provinces ( es, provincias, singular: ), which are composed of 28 districts (''distritos'', singular: ''distrito''). Provinces The provinces, with their capitals in parentheses, are: * Daniel Alcídes Carrión (Yanahuanca) * Oxapampa (Oxapampa) * Pasco (Cerro de Pasco) Places of interest * Cerro de la Sal * El Sira Communal Reserve * Gran Pajonal * San Matías–San Carlos Protection Forest * Yanachaga–Chemillén National Park * Yanesha Communal Reserve The Communal Reservation Yanesha or Yanesha Community Reserve is a communal reserve in the Palcazu District of Oxapampa Province of Peru. It covers an area of in the Palcazu River basin. The reserve was creating by law on April 28, 1988, to prot ... External links Gobierno Regional Pasco – Pasco Regional Government official website Regions of Peru {{Pasco-geo-stub ...
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Pasco Province
The Pasco Province is one of the three provinces that make up the Pasco Region in Peru. The capital of this province is the city Cerro de Pasco. Boundaries *North: Huánuco Region *East: Oxapampa Province *South: Junín Region *West: Lima Region, Daniel A. Carrión Province Geography The Waqurunchu mountain range traverses the province. One of the highest mountains of the province is Waqurunchu at . Other mountain are listed below:escale.minedu.gob.pe - UGEL map of the Pasco Province (Pasco Region) Administrative division The province has an area of and is divided into thirteen districts. * Chaupimarca * Huachón * Huariaca * Huayllay * Ninacaca * Pallanchacra * Paucartambo * San Francisco de Asís de Yarusyacán * Simón Bolívar * Ticlacayán * Tinyahuarco * Vicco * Yanacancha Population The province has an approximate population of 123,015 inhabitants (2017). See also * Administrative divisions of Peru The administrative divisions of Peru have changed from ti ...
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Cerro De Pasco
Cerro de Pasco is a city in central Peru, located at the top of the Andean mountains. It is the capital of the Pasco region, and an important mining center. At elevation, it is one of the highest cities in the world, and the highest or the second highest city with over 50,000 inhabitants, with elevation reaching up to in the Yanacancha area. It is connected by road and by rail to the capital Lima, away. Mining center Cerro de Pasco became one of the world's richest silver producing areas after silver was discovered there in 1630. It is still an active mining center. The Spanish mined the rich Cerro de Pasco silver-bearing oxide ore deposits since colonial times. Sulfide minerals are more common in the Atacocha district however. Francisco Uville arranged for steam engines made by Richard Trevithick of Cornwall, England, to be installed in Cerro de Pasco in 1816 to pump water from the mines and allow lower levels to be reached. However, fighting in the Peruvian War of Inde ...
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Peru
, image_flag = Flag of Peru.svg , image_coat = Escudo nacional del Perú.svg , other_symbol = Great Seal of the State , other_symbol_type = Seal (emblem), National seal , national_motto = "Firm and Happy for the Union" , national_anthem = "National Anthem of Peru" , march = "March of Flags" , image_map = PER orthographic.svg , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Lima , coordinates = , largest_city = capital , official_languages = Peruvian Spanish, Spanish , languages_type = Co-official languages , languages = , ethnic_groups = , ethnic_groups_year = 2017 , demonym = Peruvians, Peruvian , government_type = Unitary state, Unitary Semi-presidential system, semi-presidential republic , leader_title1 = President of Peru, President ...
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Alliance For The Future (Peru)
Alliance for the Future (Spanish: ''Alianza por el Futuro'', AF) was a Peruvian electoral alliance formed by pro- Fujimori parties Cambio 90, New Majority and Sí Cumple for the 2006 general election. Its presidential candidate was former President of the Congress and Congresswoman Martha Chávez Cossio. 2006 elections The alliance was apparently initially registered in case former President Alberto Fujimori's own ticket (under the party Sí Cumple) is rejected. Fujimori's bid for president was eventually rejected due to his ban by Congress to hold office until 2011, and this coalition became the only pro-Fujimori option in the election after the National Jury of Elections (''Jurado Nacional de Elecciones'') upheld the ban. The candidates were: * For President: Martha Chávez Cossio * For First Vice-President: Santiago Fujimori Inomoto * For Second Vice-President: Rolando Sousa Huanambal Chávez is currently a Congresswoman (1995-2006), and was the first woman in Peruvia ...
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Sí Cumple
Sí Cumple (approximate translation: "Keep Promises" or "He Delivers"), until 2005 called Let's Go Neighbor ( es, link=yes, Vamos Vecino, VV), was a political party of Peru founded by Alberto Fujimori in 1998 in order for the party to participate in that year's municipal elections. Following the establishment of Popular Force in 2009 by Fujimori’s daughter Keiko Fujimori, Keiko, Sí Cumple ceased to exist in 2012, as their registration was cancelled by the National Jury of Elections for not participating in the 2011 Peruvian general election, 2011 general election. Most of its members ran for office with Popular Force, and ultimately switched their affiliations. Its primary founder is Alberto Fujimori. Among its leaders are Absalón Vásquez, Absalón Vasquez and its current Secretary General, Carlos Orellana Quintanilla. History 2000 and 2001 elections For the 2000 Peruvian general election, 2000 general election, the party joined up with Cambio 90 and New Majority (Peru), ...
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Politician
A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking, a politician can be anyone who seeks to achieve political power in a government. Identity Politicians are people who are politically active, especially in party politics. Political positions range from local governments to state governments to federal governments to international governments. All ''government leaders'' are considered politicians. Media and rhetoric Politicians are known for their rhetoric, as in speeches or campaign advertisements. They are especially known for using common themes that allow them to develop their political positions in terms familiar to the voters. Politicians of necessity become expert users of the media. Politicians in the 19th century made heavy use of newspapers, magazines, and pamphlets, as well ...
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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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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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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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Daniel Alcides Carrión National University
The Daniel Alcides Carrión National University (Universidad Nacional Daniel Alcides Carrión), or UNDAC for short, is the public university of Cerro de Pasco, Peru. It was founded by decree law no. 15527 on April 12, 1965. The university runs establishments in La Oroya, Oxapampa, Yanahuanca, Paucartambo, Tarma and La Merced. Faculties The UNDAC offers 21 bachelor, 17 master, and 3 doctoral programs, and is organized into 11 faculties: *Faculty of Dentistry; *Faculty of Health Sciences; *Faculty of Education; *Faculty of Communication Sciences; *Faculty of Agricultural Sciences; *Faculty of Engineering; *Faculty of Mining; *Faculty of Economics; *Faculty of Business Administration; *Faculty of Law and Political Sciences; *Faculty of Medicine Medicine is the science and practice of caring for a patient, managing the diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, treatment, palliation of their injury or disease, and promoting their health. Medicine encompasses a variety of ...
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