Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈalaŋ ɡaβˈɾjel luðˈwiɣ ɡarˈsi.a ]; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician. He was the President of Peru from 1985 to 1990 and again from 2006 to 2011.[1] He was the leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party.
Alan García Pérez | |
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| 61st and 64th President of Peru | |
| In office 28 July 2006 – 28 July 2011 | |
| Prime Minister | Jorge del Castillo Yehude Simon Javier Velásquez José Antonio Chang Rosario Fernández |
| Vice President | Luis Giampietri Lourdes Mendoza |
| Preceded by | Alejandro Toledo |
| Succeeded by | Ollanta Humala |
| In office 28 July 1985 – 28 July 1990 | |
| Prime Minister | Luis Alva Castro Armando Villanueva Luis Alberto Sánchez Guillermo Larco Cox |
| Vice President | Luis Alberto Sánchez Luis Alva Castro |
| Preceded by | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Fujimori |
| President of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office 7 June 2004 – 11 April 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Position reestablished |
| Succeeded by | TBD |
| In office 15 July 1985 – 23 December 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Armando Villanueva |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| General Secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party | |
| In office 9 October 1982 – 15 July 1985 | |
| Preceded by | Fernando León de Vivero |
| Succeeded by | Armando Villanueva Luis Negreiros |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez 23 May 1949 Lima, Peru |
| Died | 17 April 2019 (aged 69) Lima, Peru |
| Political party | American Popular Revolutionary Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Popular Alliance (2015-2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Carla Buscaglia (Divorced) Pilar Nores (1978–2019; his death) |
| Alma mater | Pontifical Catholic University of Peru National University of San Marcos Complutense University Pantheon-Sorbonne University |
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His first term, the country went through a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. He ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency in 2001, losing in a run-off to Alejandro Toledo.[2] He ran again in 2006 and was elected to a second term, even though his first term in the 1980s was thought to be the worst in the country's history.
During García's second term, Peru had increased environmental damage, according to critics, and increased social conflict, according to the national human rights ombudsman's office.[3]
García ran for a third term as president in the 2016 Peruvian general election as the candidate of the criticized Popular Alliance coalition which included APRA’s old rival, the Christian People’s Party with Lourdes Flores as his first running mate. The election's first round polls gave García 5.83% of the popular vote, preventing him from participating in the runoff election.[4] Pedro Pablo Kuczynski was ultimately elected.[5]
On the morning of 17 April 2019, García shot himself in the neck when police officials were planning to arrest him linked to a corruption scandal.[6] He was hospitalized under critical condition and had emergency surgery where García had three cardiac arrests.[7] He died hours later at a Lima hospital.[8][9][10] García became the second head of state of Peru to die of suicide after Gustavo Jiménez, who did so in 1933.
García is considered one of the most controversial yet talented politicians of Peru's contemporary history.[11] He was known as an immensely charismatic orator.[12]
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