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Peruvian President Pedro Castillo facing a military officer during a ceremony. Photo by CNN.

Peru’s Congress Rejects Motion to Impeach Pedro Castillo—Right-Wing Coup Derailed

December 9, 2021 orinocotribune Congress, Pedro Castillo, Peru Libre, vacancy motion

On Tuesday, December 7, with 76 votes against, 46 in favor, and four abstentions, the Plenary of the Peruvian Congress

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo. File photo.

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Pedro Castillo Warns of Peruvian Media Scheming to Oust Him

December 6, 2021 orinocotribune Auner Vasquez, Bruno Pacheco, coup d’etat, Dina Boluarte, media warfare, Pedro Castillo, Peru, right wing coup

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo warned of a media plan to attack him, indicating that a television station will show edited

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Peru and the Washington Summit

December 4, 2021 scorinoco Bolivia 2019 coup, foreign policy, Hector Bejar, Joe Biden, Luis Almagro, Nicaragua Elections 2021, oas, Óscar Maúrtua, Pedro Castillo, Peru, sovereignty, Summit for Democracy, US hegemony, US Imperialism

By Gustavo Espinoza Montesinos – Nov 24, 2021 The White House usually has two attitudes towards elected governments in Latin

President of the Republic of Peru, Pedro Castillo. File photo.

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OAS’ Almagro Silent on Coup Allegations in Peru

December 2, 2021 orinocotribune coup d’etat, Luis Almagro, Martin Vizcarra, oas, parliamentary coup, Pedro Castillo, Peru

The Secretary General of the Organization of American States (OAS), Luis Almagro, kept silent about the complaints that a coup

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Peruvian Congress Presents Motion to Impeach Pedro Castillo

November 28, 2021 Misión Verdad Castillo Impeachment, Keiko Fujimori, lawfare, Pedro Castillo, Peru in Crisis, Peru Libre, Peruvian Congress, soft coup

On Thursday, November 25, representatives from three right-wing parties presented a formal impeachment request to remove leftist president Pedro Castillo,

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Peru’s Right-Wing Leads Parliamentary Coup Against Pedro Castillo

November 2, 2021November 2, 2021 Ana Perdigón Congress, coup, coup d’etat, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Peru Libre, Right-Wing

Peru’s right-wing is making headway in its strategy of blocking and putting and end to the government of President Pedro

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo (left) and Bolivian President Luis Arce (right) greet themselves. Photo courtesy of Reuters / Claudia Morales.

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Bolivia and Peru Strengthen Historic Ties in Binational Cabinet Meeting

October 31, 2021 orinocotribune Andres de Santa Cruz, bilateral relations, binational cabinet, Bolivia, brotherhood, Calahumana, Casa Grande del Pueblo, Cooperation Agreements, Diablada, Indigenous peoples, La Paz, Lake Titicaca, Luis Arce, Morenada, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Tawantinsuyu

The President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, visited Bolivia to lead, together with President Luis Arce, a meeting between the ministries

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‘How to Prepare a Coup d’État’—the Latest Recipe of the Peruvian Right-Wing Parties

October 28, 2021 Editor2 coup d’etat, Guido Bellido, Hector Bejar, Iber Maravi, Keiko Fujimori, Marcos Maranges, media, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Peru's Congress, Peruvian Right

By Marcos Maranges – Oct 26, 2021 This last week was one of the most tense since Pedro Castillo became

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Peru’s Pedro Castillo Forced to Annul Designation of Ambassador to Venezuela – Right Wing Sabotage

October 24, 2021 orinocotribune Alexander Yañez Deleuze, Diplomatic Relations, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Peru Libre, Peruvian conservative and corrupt elite, political persecution, President Maduro, Richard Rojas Garcia, Sabotage, Venezuela

On Friday, October 22, Peru annulled the designation of its new ambassador to Venezuela, who was prohibited from leaving the

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Peru and Venezuela Reestablish Full Diplomatic Relations

October 17, 2021October 17, 2021 orinocotribune Alexander Yanez, Diplomatic Relations, Foreign Affairs Ministry of Venezuela, Lima Group, Nicolas Maduro, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Richard Freddy Rojas, Venezuela

The governments of Peru and Venezuela have reestablished full diplomatic relations through the appointment of their corresponding ambassadors. Alexander Yánez

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Castillo Struggles to Implement Promised Change

October 12, 2021 Editor2 Guido Bellido, Hector Bejar, Humalisacion, Lima Group, mainstream media, Martín Manco, Óscar Maúrtua, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Peru's Armed Forces, Peru’s opposition

A controversial cabinet reshuffle this week has served to show just how difficult it can be to implement radical and

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Peru: “Agrarian Reform” Without Changing the Structure of Land Ownership and Tenure

October 6, 2021 Editor2 Abya Yala, agrarian reform, Cusco, Indigenous, Neoliberalism, Peasants, Pedro Castillo, Peru

By Ollantay Itzamná – Oct 4, 2021 On Sunday, October 3, in the emblematic Andean city of Cusco, the President

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Peru Opposition Enraged by Gas Nationalization Promise

October 1, 2021 Editor2 Avanza Pais, Camisea gas, Guido Bellido, nationalization, natural gas, Opposition parties, Pedro Castillo, Peru, Peru Libre party, Peru’s opposition, Renovación Popular

Peru’s opposition parties in Congress, Renovación Popular and Avanza Pais, have released a joint statementcalling for the resignation of Prime Minister