Alejandro Toledo
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"Alejandro Toledo" is a Peruvian politician who was List of Presidents of Peru/president of Peru, from 2001 to 2006. He was elected in April 2001, defeating former President Alan GarcĂ­a. Toledo came to international prominence after leading the opposition against President Alberto Fujimori, who held the presidency from 1990 to 2000.

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We need to accelerate the process. That's why we're here.

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.

In our fight to recover democracy in Peru, we will not put all our eggs in the basket of the Organization of American States.

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.

We are now beginning to see the fruits of the sacrifice it has taken to maintain discipline and achieve sustained economic growth.

You cannot redistribute what you don't have. We deliberately designed some specific social programs, but did not design the economy to have a trickle-down effect, ... We have planted a seed and I have paid a high political price. But Peru has been inserted into the international democratic community.

The only remaining recourse is to forward all the charges against Fujimori to an international tribunal.

I am following minute by minute the unfolding of this tragic accident.

Poverty and exclusion conspire against peace, security and democracy.