Dina Boluarte

Dina Boluarte
Boluarte in 2024
64th President of Peru
Assumed office
7 December 2022
Prime MinisterPedro Angulo Arana
Alberto Otárola
Gustavo Adrianzén
Vice PresidentFirst Vice President
Vacant
Second Vice President
Vacant
Preceded byPedro Castillo
First Vice President of Peru
In office
28 July 2021 – 7 December 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded byMartín Vizcarra (2018)[a]
Succeeded byVacant
Minister of Development and Social Inclusion
In office
29 July 2021 – 26 November 2022
PresidentPedro Castillo
Preceded bySilvana Vargas [es]
Succeeded byCinthya Lindo Espinoza [es]
Personal details
Born
Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra

(1962-05-31) 31 May 1962 (age 62)
Chalhuanca, Peru
Political party
Spouse
David Gómez Villasante
(m. 1992)
Children2
EducationUniversity of San Martín de Porres (LLB)
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Dina Ercilia Boluarte Zegarra[b] (Latin American Spanish: [ˈdina eɾˈsilja βoˈlwaɾte seˈɣara] listen; born 31 May 1962) is a Peruvian politician, civil servant, and lawyer since 2022 serving as the 64th president of Peru. She had served as the first vice president and minister at the Ministry of Development and Social Inclusion under President Pedro Castillo. She served as an officer at the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status (RENIEC) from 2007 until 2022.[1][2]

Boluarte is the first woman to become President of Peru. She was a member of Marxist political party Free Peru,[3] and was sworn in following Castillo's attempt to dissolve Congress and subsequent impeachment and arrest. Boluarte's presidency has generally been described as conservative.[4][5] Boluarte has aligned herself with the right-wing of the Peruvian Congress and received support from Peruvian Armed Forces. Boluarte's use of military and the police against protestors has been controversial, some even accusing her government of being a dictatorship.[6][7][8][9] During her first months as president, protests against her government emerged across Peru, during which authorities perpetrated the Ayacucho massacre and Juliaca massacre. Analysts said that Boluarte's crackdown on protestors has undermined democracy.[10][11] Despite significant international concerns, Boluarte has praised the actions of the armed forces.[12]

On 10 January 2023, attorney General of Peru Patricia Benavides announced she was opening an investigation to determine if Boluarte, Prime Minister Alberto Otárola, Minister of the Interior Víctor Rojas, and Minister of Defense Jorge Chávez committed genocide and aggravated homicide.[13] Some Latin American governments, including Bolivia, Colombia, Honduras, Mexico and Venezuela have continued to recognize Pedro Castillo as the democratically elected President of Peru and have refused to recognize Boluarte.[14][15][16][needs update]


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  1. ^ "Peru's President Pedro Castillo replaced by Dina Boluarte after impeachment". BBC News. 7 December 2022. Archived from the original on 8 December 2022. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
  2. ^ Vega, Renzo Gómez (8 December 2022). "Dina Boluarte, Peru's first female president". EL PAÍS English Edition. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
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  4. ^ Taj, Mitra; Garro, Marco (27 January 2023). "'We Have to Come Here to Be Seen': Protesters Descend on Lima". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. ^ "Peru". Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. 14 June 2023. Archived from the original on 21 June 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2023. The mainstream press, which is mostly opposed to Castillo's government, supported Boluarte's administration, which moved away from the left and aligned itself with conservative parties, seeking to protect markets and preserve the economic model which has been the status quo in the country for the past two decades.
  6. ^ "Daniel Encinas: "Dina Boluarte ha hecho una coalición con fuerzas que no ganaron la elección"". La Republica (in Spanish). 2 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
  7. ^ Noriega, Carlos (20 December 2022). "Dina Boluarte y su giro represivo en Perú: La presidenta parece ir hacia un régimen autoritario cívico-militar". Pagina 12 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 28 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  8. ^ "El gobierno peruano está masacrando manifestantes". Jacobin (in Spanish). 25 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023. El gobierno de Boluarte, ahora reconocido por muchos como un régimen cívico-militar
  9. ^ "Perú: Boluarte se aferra al poder y construye un enemigo interno para justificar la represión". Público. 14 January 2023. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  10. ^  • Franco, Marina E. (24 January 2023). "Peru's protest crackdown could lead to authoritarianism, experts say". Axios. Archived from the original on 6 June 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. ^ "Global freedom recession may be 'bottoming out': Freedom House". Al Jazeera. 9 March 2023. Archived from the original on 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  12. ^ Rebaza, Claudia (25 May 2023). "Peru protesters, including children, killed in 'extrajudicial executions' by security forces, Amnesty finds". CNN. Archived from the original on 27 May 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
  13. ^ "Fiscalía investigará a Dina Boluarte y a Alberto Otárola por genocidio". La Republica (in Spanish). 11 January 2023. Archived from the original on 16 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ^ "After Mexico president backs Peru's Castillo, Boluarte to call leaders". Reuters. 13 December 2022. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
  15. ^ "Peru recalls ambassador to Honduras for 'unacceptable interference' as diplomatic spat deepens". Reuters. 26 January 2023. Archived from the original on 2 March 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
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