Alan Garcia Perez President of Peru Date of Birth: 23.05.1949 Country: Peru

1. Biography of Alan Garcia Perez
2. Early Political Career
3. Presidency and Exile
4. Later Career

Biography of Alan Garcia Perez

Alan Gabriel Ludwig Garcia Perez was born on May 23, 1949, in Lima, Peru, into a political family. He obtained a law degree from the National University of San Marcos in 1971. He furthered his studies in Europe, in Madrid and at the Sorbonne in Paris, where he earned a degree in sociology in 1973.

Early Political Career

Between 1977 and 1980, Garcia was elected as the secretary of the Peruvian Aprista Party, of which he had been an activist since his student days. In 1979, he was elected as a member of the Assembly. From 1980 to 1985, he served as a National Representative and held the position of General Secretary of the Aprista Party. Garcia was also one of the authors of the Peruvian Constitution, ratified in 1979.

Presidency and Exile

On July 28, 1985, at the age of thirty-five, Garcia was elected as the President of the Republic of Peru. However, his presidency is considered unsuccessful due to the rise in inflation and the increase in armed groups. In April 1992, as a result of a coup d'etat led by Alberto Fujimori, Garcia was forced to go into exile and sought political asylum in Colombia and France.

In January 2001, after the corruption charges against him were dropped, Garcia returned to Peru and became the leader of the parliamentary opposition. He participated in the 2001 presidential elections as a candidate from the Peruvian Aprista Party, receiving forty-seven percent of the popular vote.

Later Career

In 2004, Garcia took on the role of President of the Peruvian Aprista Party. He currently holds the honorary position of President of the International Socialists. Additionally, he served as the Director of the Institute of Government at the University of San Martin de Porres.

Garcia, a Doctor of Law, has authored several books on politics, sociology, and law. Most of his works are housed in the National Library of Peru. Some of his published works include "A la inmensa mayoria: discursos" (1988), "El futuro diferente" (1989), "La revolucion regional" (1990), and "Modernidad y politica en el siglo XXI: globalizacion con justicia social" (2003).

Garcia is married to Pilar Nores, an Argentine, who has been his main supporter for over twenty years. He is the father of six children from three different women.