Ciro Alfredo Gálvez Herrera (born 16 January 1949 in Surcubamba,

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) is a

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and politician. As candidate of the Andean Renaissance party, he ran unsuccessfully in the Peruvian presidential elections in 2001 and 2006. He is again running for President in the 2021 general election, this time under the

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with Claudio Zolla as his running mate.

Life

Ciro Gálvez studied law at the

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and graduated as lawyer. He studied also Quechua at the INSUC Institute (Instituto Superior de Quechua) in Lima. He opened a

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office in

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. In 1993, Ciro Gálvez founded the Andean Renaissance party (Renacimiento Andino). He ran unsuccessfully for

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in 2001 and was running as Andean Renaissance's presidential candidate for the 2006 national election. On April 7, 2006, two days before the election, he withdrew from the race unofficially, expressing his support for

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' candidacy, but without presenting a formal resignation and not affecting the ballot. He subsequently received 0.186% of the vote, coming in 15th place. He also ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Huancavelica in the 2002 and 2006 regional elections. He again ran for President in the 2021 general election under the

, with a

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platform declaring to be in opposition to

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rights. For the election, his ticket included former pastor and businessman Claudio Zolla as his first running-mate, due to a political accord with the

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, a

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movement led by Zolla. On March 31, 2021, he became a national trend in the networks due to his participation in the electoral debate, where he presented his proposals in Spanish and Quechua. On March 14, 2021, a source from his party reported that he was admitted to a clinic after testing positive for COVID-19. He is dean of the Notary College of Junín,

professor – he speaks and sings in

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– and legal assessor of several companies. He is lifelong member of the Inter-American Network of Law Firms and former Professor of Civil Rights at the

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. Some of his songs such as ''Kutisaq/Volveré'' (I will return), ''Pim wañuchiwachkanchik / Quién nos está matando'' (Who is killing us) and ''Iskay

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chawpimpi / Entre dos fuegos'' (Between two fires) have become popular.

References

External links

Ciro Gálvez
Home page, songs
Andean Renaissance's site¿Quiénes Son?
Caretas, Edición Nº 1652, 11 de enero de 2001. Candidates for President of Peru 1949 births Living people National University of San Marcos alumni National United Renaissance politicians People from Huancavelica Region {{Peru-politician-stub