Alejandro Toledo

Alejandro Toledo
Alejandro Celestino Toledo Manriqueis a Peruvian politician who was president of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan García. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth28 March 1946
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Although back in 2001 many people thought we were insane to set the goal of doubling our exports by the end of our administration, we were able to reach it a year before our promise, ... We hope the next government will set a similar goal, even if it sounds crazy, because we can do it.
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I think that was the right thing to do. If we would have participated, we would have participated in a fraudulent process.
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I don't negotiate with gangsters. I call on Fujimori to step down tomorrow.
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It doesn't make sense that Wall Street applauds us because we do things well at the macro level. The objective is that that healthy economic growth is reflected in the reduction of extreme poverty,
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I already know who won today's election, ... Because this vote was carried out according to regulations, Peru and democracy have won today.
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But prudence can also be understood as the difference between good and bad. I know the road we've taken is the good and prudent one.
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I'm very sorry that President Alberto Fujimori and the National Election Board have decided to push the country to a crisis with unforeseen consequences.
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If something happens it will be because the intelligence services provoke incidents to discredit us.
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I am following minute by minute the unfolding of this tragic accident,
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The armed forces and the police should be subordinated to the authority elected by the popular sovereignty.
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It's not only a legal matter, it's also a moral and ethical matter that the country needs to clear up, ... What we're trying to do, while giving him all the rights to due process, is to finally bring him to justice.
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Dictators do not leave power voluntarily; that was the case in Indonesia with Suharto, that was the case with Marcos in the Philippines, that was the case with Pinochet in Chile, and we need to be prepared to confirm the challenge.
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There are great reasons to celebrate. This is a gigantic step toward the recovery of democracy and liberty.
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We want to expand the bases of support for a free trade agreement with the United States, and therefore we have to talk with the Democrats,