2008 Peru oil scandal

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Electoral history President of Peru First presidency Second presidency Elections 1985 2001 2006 2016 Peruvian Aprista Party Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Constituent Assembly (1978-1979) 1979 Constitution First presidency (1985-1990) Internal conflict in Peru Lost Decade Latin American debt crisis Macroeconomic populism Peruvian prison massacres Second presidency (2006-2011) Peru–United States Trade Promotion Agreement Chilean–Peruvian maritime dispute 2008 Peru oil scandal 2009 Amazon political crisis Creation of the Ministry of Culture Creation of the Ministry of Environment
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The 2008 Peru oil scandal started after a Peruvian TV station broadcast an audio tape of an alleged conversation between a government official and a lobbyist agreeing to help a firm win contracts.^[1] The speakers were allegedly Alberto Quimper, an executive in Petroperú, the state company in charge of promoting foreign investment in the petroleum sector, and a prominent lobbyist and politician member of the Apra party Rómulo León Alegría discussing payments to help the Norwegian company Discover Petroleum win contracts.^[1] This was followed by street protests led by workers, teachers, builders and doctors for the resignation of the Council of Ministers. The scandal led to the resignation of Prime Minister Jorge del Castillo and the appointment of a new cabinet headed by Yehude Simon.^[2]