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Socialist rural teacher Pedro Castillo is sworn-in as President of Peru during its bicentennial.
2021-07-28

Peruvian prosecutor José Domingo Pérez opens an investigation into Keiko Fujimori and the Popular Force party for allegedly engaging in money laundering during the 2021 Peruvian general election following audio recordings of former Alberto Fujimori advisor Vladimiro Montesinos bribing election judges.
2021-07-5

An investigation is launched into supporters of presidential candidate Keiko Fujimori and the Popular Force party for incidents of harassment of electoral authorities via the Internet.
2021-06-14

Peruvians head to the polls to elect their President. Left-wing candidate Pedro Castillo faces right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori, who is the daughter of the authoritarian former President Alberto Fujimori. Polls show Fujimori slightly ahead in the polls as Castillo warns of fraud.
2021-06-6

The Peruvian Prosecutor's Office finds the skeletal remains of 18 people, who are suspected to have been victims of torture, extrajudicial executions and forced disappearances committed in the Madre Mía military base, in the Huánuco Department. This and other alleged massacres happened during the 80s and 90s government crackdown on the Shining Path terrorist organization. The case involves former president Ollanta Humala, who was in command of the base during that time.
2018-06-4

A judge in Peru issues an arrest warrant for former President Alejandro Toledo for allegedly receiving US$20 million in bribes from Odebrecht, a Brazilian construction company, in exchange for a contract deal to build a transoceanic highway between Brazil and the Peruvian coast. Toledo denies any wrongdoing.
2017-02-10

The President of Peru Ollanta Humala recalls the ambassador to Chile over spying allegations.
2015-02-21

The President of Peru Ollanta Humala declares a state of emergency in the Cajamarca region to stop anti-mining protests.
2011-12-4

Voters in Peru go to the polls for the second round of the Peruvian general election with Ollanta Humala claiming victory over Keiko Fujimori.
2011-06-5

Peruvians vote in presidential elections with the most likely result a runoff between Ollanta Humala and either Pedro Pablo Kuczynski or Keiko Fujimori.
2011-04-10