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Ollanta Humala is sworn in as new Peru president

Jul 30, 2011 19:17

Ollanta Humala is sworn in as new Peru president
07/28/11

Former army officer Ollanta Humala has been sworn in as Peru's new president, vowing to eradicate poverty and social exclusion.

His inauguration was being attended by regional leaders, although not by outgoing President Alan Garcia.

Mr Humala defeated right-wing candidate Keiko Fujimori in June ( Read more... )

latin america, peru, south america, politics

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mercat July 31 2011, 05:28:54 UTC

Read that as Humma Kavula. WHOOPS

aviv July 31 2011, 06:16:07 UTC

I don't understand x_x

kidantarctica July 31 2011, 11:48:32 UTC

mercat August 1 2011, 04:24:19 UTC

Oh, it's the "bad guy" from the Hitchhiker's Guide movie. I don't really know why my brain read it that way, I haven't even seen it recently. =/

danyjoncew July 31 2011, 13:47:35 UTC

Yay, I was gonna post about this but LJ was being difficult.

Anyway, I watched it on YouTube and thought it was pretty weird all those people screaming over his speech (oh boy, when he used the old constitution I thought the place was going down). And it's always surreal to see many leaders using Lula's name. Cristina was here the other day and she had Lula and Dilma speaking live on Argentina's national tv (LOL forever).

aviv July 31 2011, 19:25:28 UTC

Yes, there's an awful lack of latin american news on this site :/

Is like everybody loves Lula xD

her_historia July 31 2011, 21:03:22 UTC

I caught the whole thing on tv (thanks canal sur). I couldn't stand the way people kept shouting during his speech. I get that the fujimoristas didn't like that he swore by the old constitution (which, btw, made me extremely wary), but c'mon, let's be civil. I mean, there were representatives from around the world and presidents from other countries! Let's not embarrass ourselves. Scream all you want after the man has finished his speech xD They have the right to disagree all they want, true, but I don't think repeatedly trying to shout over him during his first address to the nation is the time to do it. OBVS.

Anyway, I guess we'll see if Humala can hold to his promises. No one in my family supported him at all. The all believed he'll tank the current economy. So much so, my mom went to Peru in May to sort out her finances so that they wouldn't be greatly affected. She said the bank was already full of people trying to do the same thing. I don't know, all I can say is good luck Peru! I hope you chose wisely xD

aviv July 31 2011, 22:51:04 UTC

I agree with almost everything you say.

My only concern is that all the people start go to the bank... That makes me wary.

her_historia August 1 2011, 01:49:40 UTC

Why does it make you wary? It's not unusual for people to want to protect their assets? Especially those that have invested in mutual funds and such.

aviv August 1 2011, 02:28:47 UTC

Because I think that it's a little overreacting.

I don't know, maybe because that was the same attitude towards Salvador Allende's presidency...

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