First presidency of Alan García
| Alan García Pérez | |
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| 44th President of Peru | |
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In office 28 July 1985 – 28 July 1990 |
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| Preceded by | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| Succeeded by | Alberto Fujimori |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
23 May 1949 Lima, Peru |
| Political party | Peruvian Aprista Party |
The first presidency of Alan García occurred from 1985 to 1990. García regained the presidency in 2006 (see second presidency of Alan García).
On 14 April 1985 Alan García was elected President of Peru after winning the Peruvian general election, 1985 securing 53.1% of the popular vote. In addition, his party the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, emerged as the largest faction in both houses of Congress. At the time of his election, García enjoyed high levels of popular support that were attributed to his youth, skills of oration and charisma.
The change of command ceremony was attended by the presidents Raul Alfonsin of Argentina, Julio Maria Sanguinetti of Uruguay, Belisario Betancourt of Colombia, Hernan Siles of Bolivia, Nicolás Ardito Barletta of Panama, and Salvador Jorge Blanco of Dominican Republic, also was present James Baker, United States Secretary of Treasury.
The first week of October 1985, the journal Newsweek called him the most important political star to emerge in Latin America since Juan Domingo Perón. In December, the magazine placed Garcia among the ten most outstanding personalities in the world.
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