Alan Garcia. President of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011.
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Alan Gabriel Ludwig Garcia was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party and the only party member ever to have served as President.
1985- 1990. President of Peru from 1985 to 1990.
Aged 36, Garcia was dubbed "Latin America's Kennedy", becoming the region's youngest president at the time, and the second youngest president in Peruvian history (the youngest was Juan Crisostomo Torrico in 1842, aged 34). His first presidential term was marked by a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. He ran unsuccessfully for the presidency in 2001, losing in a run-off to Alejandro Toledo.
1992.
Garcia fled Peru in April 1992 and exile in Colombia and later France following Fujimori's self-coup, during which the military raided his house. Fujimori's government re-opened corruption charges against him. He denied the charges, and in 2001 the Supreme Court ruled that the statute of limitations had run out following a recommendation by the Inter-American Court of Human Rights.
2001.
After living eight years and ten months in neighbouring Colombia and in France, Garcia returned to Peru in 2001, following the fall of Fujimori's government.
2006-2011. President of Peru from 2006-2011.
In 2006, he was elected to the presidency for a second term. During Garcia's second term, due to the increase in global metal prices, Peru experienced a steady economy; though, his tenure also saw increased social conflict regarding indigenous rights and corruption.
2019.
On 17 April 2019, Garcia shot himself as police officers were preparing to arrest him over matters relating to the Odebrecht scandal; he died hours later.
References
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Garcia
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