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Alan Garcia

President Hugo Chavez of Venezuela dances with Aymara women at the mythical indigenous ceremonial site of Tiwanaku, 71 km from La Paz, 28 May 2006. Chavez recorded his TV programme 'Alo Presidente' from this Bolivian locality, branding Peruvian presidential candidate Alan Garcia as a 'thief and demagogue', and his Peruvian counterpart Alejandro Toledo as a 'traitor of the indigenous peoples'.

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About Alan Garcia

Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (born May 23, 1949 in Lima) is the current President of Peru, having won the 2006 elections on June 4, 2006 in a run-off against Union for Peru candidate Ollanta Humala. He is the leader of the APRA and the only party member ever to have served as President of Peru. He served a first term as President from 1985 to 1990. His first term was marked by a severe economic crisis, social unrest and violence. He ran unsuccessfully for the Presidency in 2001, losing in a run-off to Alejandro Toledo.

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