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Peru’s Boluarte vows to crush ‘narcoterrorism’ after ambush

February 14, 2023

Peru's President Dina Boluarte speaks during a press conference at the Presidential Palace in Lima on Feb 10, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) LIMA - Peruvian President Dina Boluarte pledged a crackdown on "narcoterrorism" on Monday, speaking at the funeral of seven police officers gunned down in an area where drug...

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OAS backs Peru’s president as protests mount

January 26, 2023

Riot policemen take position during a protest against the government of Dina Boluarte asking for her resignation and the closure of Congress, in Lima on Jan 24, 2023. (PHOTO / AFP) The Organization of American States' permanent council expressed its "full support" for Peruvian President Dina Boluarte on Wednesday, following...

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Thousands march on Peru’s capital as unrest spreads

January 20, 2023

Police use tear gas during the 'Take over Lima' march to demonstrate against Peru's President Dina Boluarte, following the ousting and arrest of former President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru Jan 19, 2023. (SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA / REUTERS) LIMA – Thousands of protesters in Peru, many from the country's heavily indigenous...

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Amid Peru Cabinet shakeup, top prosecutor probes protest deaths

January 14, 2023

Demonstrators carry mockup coffins during a protest to demand the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, rejecting Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of leftist President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, Jan 12, 2023. (ALESSANDRO CINQUE / REUTERS) LIMA – Peru's attorney general has launched 11 inquiries to...

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Thousands march in Peru capital demanding president step down

January 13, 2023

A demonstrator reacts before security forces as people protest demanding the dissolution of Congress and democratic elections, in rejection of Dina Boluarte as Peru's president, after the ouster of President Pedro Castillo, in Lima, Peru, Jan 12, 2023. (SEBASTIAN CASTANEDA / REUTERS) LIMA – Thousands took to the streets of...

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Peru’s new leader offers early election as seven die in protests

December 13, 2022

Peru's new President Dina Boluarte waves after making a statement at the government palace in Lima, Peru on Dec 8, 2022. (FERNANDO VERGARA / AP) LIMA - Peru's new president offered lawmakers a plan to bring elections forward by two years on Monday, after the ouster of her predecessor last...

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Peru president to ask Congress to push elections forward to 2024

December 12, 2022

Peru's President Dina Boluarte attends a ceremony to commemorate the Day of the Peruvian Army and the anniversary of the Battle of Ayacucho, in Lima, Peru Dec 9, 2022. (PERU'S PRESIDENCY / HANDOUT VIA REUTERS) LIMA – Peru's new President Dina Boluarte will submit a bill to Congress to bring...

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Peru’s Boluarte names cabinet following Castillo ouster

December 11, 2022

Peru's Vice-President Dina Boluarte acknowledges lawmakers after she was sworn in as president at Congress in Lima, Peru, Dec 7, 2022. (GUADALUPE PARDO / AP) LIMA - Peru's new President Dina Boluarte on Saturday named a cabinet that includes a pro-market finance minister, as protests accelerated around the country to...