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Alan García

1949 - 2019

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Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (Latin American Spanish: [ˈalaŋ ɡaβˈɾjel luðˈwiɣ ɣaɾˈsi.a ˈpeɾes]; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA), and was its only member to have served as President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA, Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980, he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982, and was elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Alan García is the 4,296th most popular politician (up from 5,481st in 2019), the 21st most popular biography from Peru (up from 26th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Alan García ranks 4,296 out of 19,576Before him are Jayalalithaa, Alcetas II of Macedon, Bardas, Redbad, King of the Frisians, Kenneth III of Scotland, and Baldwin V, Count of Flanders. After him are Childebert the Adopted, Autobiography of Harkhuf, Qara Yusuf, Vardan Mamikonian, Rhesus of Thrace, and Kiya.

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Among people born in 1949, Alan García ranks 90Before him are Ed Begley Jr., Teófilo Cubillas, Tom Berenger, Dubravka Ugrešić, Marc Ravalomanana, and Peter Shilton. After him are Sissy Spacek, Bengt Holmström, Twiggy, Patrick Duffy, Carl Bildt, and Joachim Sauer. Among people deceased in 2019, Alan García ranks 64Before him are Sigmund Jähn, Ferdinand Piëch, Fernando de la Rúa, Zhores Alferov, Kary Mullis, and Tony Buzan. After him are Franco Columbu, Raymond Poulidor, Paul Greengard, Danny Aiello, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Isabel Sarli.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Alan García ranks 21 out of 287Before him are Yma Sumac (1923), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), Martin de Porres (1579), Viracocha Inca (1310), Teófilo Cubillas (1949), and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1938). After him are Túpac Huallpa (1510), Abimael Guzmán (1934), Hilda Gadea (1925), Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928), Inca Garcilaso de la Vega (1539), and Sinchi Roca (1230).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Alan García ranks 11Before him are Pachacuti (1380), Manco Inca Yupanqui (1512), Huáscar (1490), Topa Inca Yupanqui (1441), Viracocha Inca (1310), and Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1938). After him are Túpac Huallpa (1510), Dina Boluarte (1962), Inca Roca (1350), Alejandro Toledo (1946), Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910), and Sayri Túpac (1535).