The Peruvian Aprista Party is a Peruvian social-democratic political party and a member of the Socialist International. The party was founded as the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre,who originally intended to create a network of anti-imperialist social and political movements in Latin America. Members are called "compañeros" (fellows),based on the fraternity espoused by Haya de la Torre. Originally a centre-left to left-wing party with democratic socialist and nationalist elements,the party moved closer to the political centre under the leadership of Alan García starting in the 1980s,embracing social democracy and later some Third Way policies. In 2006,the party adopted a new platform as García's second presidency implemented a series of policies labelled as centre-right,embracing free-market capitalism,dialogue with other right-wing parties and organizations in the country,and closer ties with the Catholic Church and Evangelical churches.
Luis Juan Alva Castro is a Peruvian economist and politician. In his political career,he achieved the government positions of Second Vice President of Peru,Prime Minister of Peru,President of the Congress and among other portfolios during both administrations of President Alan García.
Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party and to date the only party member ever to have served as President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA,Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre,he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980,he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982,and was subsequently elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide victory at the age of 35 years.
Chiclayo is the principal city and capital of the Lambayeque region and Chiclayo Province in northern Peru. It is located 13 kilometers from the Pacific coast,208 kilometers from the city of Trujillo and 770 kilometers from the country's capital,Lima. It was founded under the name of "Santa María de los Valles de Chiclayo".
The Broad Front for Justice,Life and Liberty,or simply Broad Front,is a major political coalition of parties,political organizations,social movements and activist citizens of Peru whose main objective is to consolidate the different leftist,progressive,socialist and communist sectors.
Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante is a Peruvian educator and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party,she served as Minister of Education in the first presidency of Alan García,making her the first woman to assume a cabinet position in the history of Peru. Most recently,she briefly served as Minister of Interior in Alan García's second presidency,a position subject to scrutiny as she was signaled as responsible of the repression of natives in the 2009 Amazon crisis,in Bagua,which forced her to resign,and effectively ended her political career.
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso 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.
The Peruvian Humanist Party,formerly the Peruvian Humanist Movement Party,is a humanist political party in Peru,and a former member of the Decentralization Coalition together with the Partido por la Democracia Social - Compromiso Perú. The PMHP won the regional elections of 2002 for the northern region of Lambayeque.
The National Solidarity Party,was a conservative Peruvian political party. Founded in 1998 for the 2000 general election to support the candidacy of Luis Castañeda Lossio,a former Lima City Council member from Popular Action. Following the end of Alberto Fujimori's regime,the party formed the National Unity coalition with the Christian People's Party and other minor parties. Led by Lourdes Flores,the coalition placed third at the 2001 and 2006 general elections,while at municipal level,it won the capital city of Lima with Castañeda as the mayoral nominee.
Ángel Javier Velásquez Quesquén is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party,he has served in Congress between 2001 and 2019,previously serving from 1995 to 2000. In Alan García's second presidency,Velásquez was sworn as the third Prime Minister of Peru of the administration,succeeding Yehude Simon in 2009. He resigned his post in 2010 with the intention to run for the Peruvian Aprista Party presidential nomination later that year. Although not selected as the nominee,he was part of the presidential ticket of Mercedes Aráoz in which he was the candidate for First Vice President until her withdrawal from the election in January 2011. In 2016,he was reelected for a fifth term in Congress,representing the Lambayeque Region under the Popular Alliance which consisted of the APRA and PPC.
Luis Humberto Falla Lamadrid is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He is a former Congressman,elected in the 2006 elections,representing the Lambayeque region for the 2006–2011 term.He lost his seat in the 2011 elections,when he ran for re-election,but he received a low number of votes. He was previously a deputy representing the Lambayeque region from 1990 to 1992 when President Alberto Fujimori shut Congress down in a self-coup. Falla belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party.
JoséLeón Luna Gálvez is a Peruvian economist and politician originally from the National Solidarity party who later founded the Podemos Perúand was a Congressman representing Lima between 2000 and 2016. He was the Third Vice President of the Congress between 2012 and 2014.
Aurelio Pastor Valdivieso is a Peruvian lawyer and politician and a former Congressman representing San Martín for the 2006-2011 term. Pastor belongs to the Peruvian Aprista Party. He was defeated in the 2011 election,when he ran for re-election for a seat in Lima. He was the Minister of Justice during the Second presidency of Alan García from July 2009 to September 2010.
The University of San Martin de Porres (USMP) is a private nonprofit university located in the city of Lima,Peru. It was founded by the Dominican Order of the Catholic Church in 1962.
Enrique Javier Cornejo Ramirez is a Peruvian politician who was the former Minister of Transportation and Communications that was under President Alan García from September 2010 to July 2011. Prior to that,he was the Minister of Housing and Construction.
The Alliance for the Great Change—PPK was an electoral alliance in Peru formed for the 2011 general election to promote the presidential candidacy of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski ("PPK").
The presidency of Pedro Pablo Kuczynski in Peru began with his inauguration on Peru independence day and ended with the president's resignation following a corruption scandal on March 23,2018.
Luis JoséNava Guibert is a Peruvian lawyer and politician. He served as Secretary General of the Presidency,from July 2006 to May 2011;and Minister of Production,from May to July 2011,during the second presidency of Alan García.
Carmen Aurora Marcela Vildoso Chirinos is a Peruvian sociologist and academic. She served in Alan García's second administration,in the position of Minister of Women and Social Development,from October 2008 to June 2009.
Martín Amado Rivas Texeira is a Peruvian politician and lawyer. He was elected as a Congressman of the Republic of Peru for the 2011–2016 period,representing the Lambayeque Department under the Nationalist-dominated Peru Wins ticket. He has been serving in Congress since March 2010 as the replacement for the disqualified Gustavo Espinoza. Rivas belongs to the Peruvian Nationalist Party.
