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President Castillo Ousted After Attempted Coup

December 08 2022

Peru

Peruvian President Pedro Castillo has been removed from power after attempting to seize power, reports Bloomberg News.

On Wednesday, Castillo attempted to “temporarily” dissolve the Peruvian congress and announced “government through decrees."

During the speech, he also pledged to reorganize the judiciary and announced a curfew. He promised congressional elections within nine months and said the resulting congress would draft a new constitution.

Analysts said that the move was...

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