Alejandro Toledo


Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manrique is a Peruvian politician who was president of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan Garca. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000.

Toledo was born into an impoverished family of indigenous peasants of Quechua heritage. He was the eighth oldest of sixteen brothers and sisters, seven of whom died in childhood. He was born in the village of Ferrer, Bolognesi, but registered in the nearby town of Cabana, Pallasca Province, Ancash Department.

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