First Woman in Peruvians History Presidency

On December 12th of 2022, the ex President Pedro Castillo was ousted from the presidency after he announced the dissolution of congress and the convocation of new parliamentary elections. Vice President of the republic Dina Boluarte assumed the presidency of the Republic of Peru after the presidential vacancy. Additionally, in the last five years, the country has had six presidents and two congresses, while corruption scandals, dismissals and deep divisions have undermined the government's ability to function.

Who is Dina Boluarte, current President of Peru?

Dina Boluarte was born on May 31, 1962 in Chalhuanca, Apurimac, Peru. The first female President of Peru graduated as a lawyer from the University of San Martin de Porres. 

Boluarte is from the department of Apurimac, a region in the central southern part of the country whose population is mostly indigenous and where the Quechua language is spoken. A lawyer and civil servant, she worked for 15 years at the National Registry of Identification and Civil Status, the agency that issues identity cards and manages the registration of births, marriages, divorces and deaths.

Dina Boluarte, as well as Pedro Castillo, had never been elected to political positions before 2021. She was a candidate for mayor of part of Lima, the capital, in 2018, and for Congress in a primary in 2020, and lost both races. However, she has been working in the government for years.

What happened after the election of Dina Boluarte?

Following the assumption of the presidency of the republic by Dina Boluarte, thousands of Peruvians emerged in protest, most of them from the south of the country.

In the south of the country, many protesters were killed and several airports were taken over, as in the city of Arequipa, among other events. Afterwards, the protesters from the interior of the country announced that they would move towards the capital of the country, the city of Lima.

Eventually, protesters arrived in our capital city and caused panic and disorder in our streets. 

Protesters centered their protests in the center of Lima where the Government Palace is located. The protesters decided to strategically direct their protests to important areas of the capital, such as Miraflores district, where peaceful protests took place, contrary to what happened in downtown Lima, where a building was set on fire. In both districts of the capital the police used tear gas to contain the protesters. 

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights is investigating the death of many protesters as well as the death of many police officers. 

In summary, in our country peace has returned but the protests left economic effects and social effects. Therefore, we have to be attentive to the situation, to ensure that the deaths of many protesters will never be repeated, by providing social equality such as education, basic services and investing in the development of Peru. In this way, Peru will one day become a developed country with high standards of living conditions, diversity and fewer social breaches among citizens.