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Article: PERU: ALEJANDRO TOLEDO SWORN IN AS PRESIDENT.

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August 3, 2001
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Alejandro Toledo took the oath of office before the nation's Congress and visiting dignitaries on July 28, becoming Peru's 66th president. Toledo took over the presidency from the widely respected interim President Valentin Paniagua, who was sworn in last November after former President Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) left office amid a corruption scandal (see NotiSur, 2000-12-08).

Toledo defeated former President Alan Garcia (1985-1990) of the Accion Popular Revolucionaria Americana (APRA) in a tight runoff election in June (see NotiSur, 2001-06-15).

Toledo, who has vowed to make the needs of Peru's poor a priority, began his inauguration day serving ...

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