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Former Peru president Castillo's jail term extended by 18 months amid protests, turmoil
Dec 16, 2022 16:13The pre-trial detention in prison of former Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been extended by 18 months, a decision likely to inflame political tensions and protests that have gripped the South American country since his impeachment and detention last week.
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Protesters demand resignation of Peruvian President Boluarte
Dec 15, 2022 12:33As Peru's defense minister declared a nationwide state of emergency on Wednesday (December 14), unrest continued with protesters demanding the closure of Congress and the resignation of President Dina Boluarte in different parts of the country.
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Peru’s former president calls successor “usurper,” as seven people die in violent countrywide protests
Dec 13, 2022 08:50Peru's former president, who was ousted in an impeachment trial last week and arrested by the security forces, has called his successor and former vice president, Dina Boluarte, a usurper.
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Two killed in protests against new government in Peru
Dec 12, 2022 15:48New clashes have broken out between Peru’s police and supporters of ousted President Pedro Castillo, leaving two people killed.
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Peru’s new President Boluarte swears in her cabinet amid protests
Dec 11, 2022 13:01Peru’s newest president, Dina Boluarte, has sworn in her cabinet on Saturday just three days after becoming the country’s first female head of state following the removal of democratically-elected former President Pedro Castillo in a step that has triggered mass protests.
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Peruvians rally to protest Castillo's ouster as US supports new president
Dec 09, 2022 13:08Police in Peru has fired teargas to disperse a protest march in the capital Lima in support of ousted President Pedro Castillo, with the US backing the South American country’s new head of state.
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Peru's president ousted, arrested after bid to dissolve Congress
Dec 08, 2022 15:53Peru's leftist president Pedro Castillo was ousted by lawmakers and arrested Wednesday in a dizzying series of events in a country long prone to political upheaval.
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Thousands of Peruvians march in capital Lima, demanding president's ouster
Nov 06, 2022 08:51Thousands of Peruvians have held a protest march in the capital Lima, demanding President Pedro Castillo to quit over alleged corruption and economic misrule.
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Peruvians take to the streets again as Castillo apologizes for deaths
Apr 08, 2022 11:06Peruvians took to the streets in northern Peru on Thursday to demonstrate against President Pedro Castillo as the Andean country faces a new political crisis.
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Landslide in northern Peru buries at least 60 homes
Mar 16, 2022 11:54Part of a hill collapsed in northern Peru on Tuesday, burying at least 60 homes, the government said, with harrowing images on social media showing whole apartment buildings being covered by the landslide.