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The Christian People's Party of Peru A Reference Guide

The Christian People's Party (in Spanish: Partido Popular Cristiano)
is a right-wing political party based on Christian Democracy. It was
founded in 1966 by a group of Peruvian Christian Democracy
(in Spanish: Democracia Social Cristiana) dissidents,
led by Luis Bedoya Reyes
It is the third oldest active party in Peru, trailing to the
Peruvian Aprista Party (in Spanish: Partido Aprista Peruano)
and Popular Action (in Spanish: Accion Popular). In 2000 its
inscription was renewed, and it became part of National Unity
(in Spanish: Unidad Nacional), albeit not in a permanent basis.
Leaders of the party have included Mario Polar Ugarteche,
Roberto Ramirez del Villar, Ernesto Alayza Grundy, Felipe
Osterling Parodi, and Alberto Borea Odria.
Humala Meets King of Spain And PM In First Official Visit
01/26/2012 03:04 AM
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President Ollanta Humala met with Spain’s prime minister Mariano Rajoy on Wednesday and called for Spanish companies to boost investments in Peru, newspaper El Comercio reported. Humala also had a brief private meeting with King Juan Carlos, who later hosted a dinner at the Palacio Real for the Humalas and the Peruvian delegation, which included Foreign Affairs [...]
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Peru, Colombia Sign Deal To Tackle Organized Crime On Border
01/26/2012 02:11 AM
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Peru and Colombia agreed Wednesday to take joint actions to combat organized crime on their porous border region, state news agency Andina reported. The agreement was announced by Peruvian Defense Minister Alberto Otarola and his Colombian counterpart, Juan Carlos Pinzon, in Bogota. Otarola said the Andean countries agreed to work together along their Amazonian border to combat [...]
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Ex-President Garcia Rejects Movadef As Party
01/25/2012 09:30 AM
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Alan Garcia, Peru’s two-time president, came out hard Tuesday against allowing the Movement for Amnesty and Fundamental Rights, known as Movadef, from registering as a political party. Movadef has close links with the Shining Path, the Maoist-inspired insurgency that launched a bloody battle against the state during the 1980s and 1990s. The conflict led to [...]
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