Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manriqueis a Peruvian politician who was president of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 March 1946
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There are great reasons to celebrate. This is a gigantic step toward the recovery of democracy and liberty.
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We want to expand the bases of support for a free trade agreement with the United States, and therefore we have to talk with the Democrats,
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When we opened the closet to see grandmother's jewels, we found that everything had been stolen,
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But prudence can also be understood as the difference between good and bad. I know the road we've taken is the good and prudent one.
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Tonight Peruvians celebrate the triumph of democracy, ... I swear, brothers and sisters, I will never let you down.
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I am following minute by minute the unfolding of this tragic accident,
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May those who are still hidden in the mountains hear me. I am not going to give you a truce,
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Nobody suspected that 12 months before ... that we could bring down dictatorship and have new elections, ... respected the results.
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The only remaining recourse is to forward all the charges against Fujimori to an international tribunal.
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It doesn't make sense that Wall Street applauds us because we do things well at the macro level. The objective is that that healthy economic growth is reflected in the reduction of extreme poverty,
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I think that was the right thing to do. If we would have participated, we would have participated in a fraudulent process.
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The armed forces and the police should be subordinated to the authority elected by the popular sovereignty.
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If something happens it will be because the intelligence services provoke incidents to discredit us.
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I already know who won today's election, ... Because this vote was carried out according to regulations, Peru and democracy have won today.