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  Congress of Peru - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Members of both chambers were elected for five-year terms, running concurrently with that of the president.
Party-list proportional representation was used for both chambers: on a regional basis for the Senate, and using the D'Hondt method for the lower house.
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en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chamber_of_Deputies_of_Peru   (467 words)

  
 Peru - GOVERNMENT
Peru was clearly in a critical situation, where extreme economic deterioration and spiraling political violence had to be reversed as a prerequisite to democratic consolidation.
Peru was declared ineligible for IMF funds in August 1986, and was threatened with expulsion from the organization in October 1989.
Peru had established a strong military relationship with the Soviets and Eastern Europe during the Velasco years, and was the Soviets' largest military client on the continent in the 1970s.
www.mongabay.com /reference/country_studies/peru/GOVERNMENT.html   (17542 words)

  
 Peru GOVERNMENT   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Prior to the military coup in 1968, Peru was governed under the constitution of 1933, which declared Peru to be a republic with a centralized form of government.
Under the constitution, executive power was held by the president, who, with two vice presidents, was elected for a six-year term, with a minimum of one-third of the vote, but could not be reelected until an intervening term had passed.
For the following decade, Peru was ruled by a military junta consisting of the president and the commanders of the three armed forces.
www.nationsencyclopedia.com /Americas/Peru-GOVERNMENT.html   (355 words)

  
 Peruvian Constitutional Crisis of 1992 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The weak government institutions were worsened under the administration of Alan García, which turned away from the private sector while attempting to control the banking system, leading to the collapse of the entire structure of public administration.
While in the US, Fujimori was told that Peru must adopt a "relatively orthodox economic strategy" and stabilize hyperinflation before being permitted re-entrance into the international financial community, meaning that these policies would have to be implemented prior to the granting of any international aid to Peru.
Fujimori himself claimed that the auto-coup was necessary to break with the deeply entrenched interests which were hindering him from rescuing Peru from the chaotic state in which former president Alan García had left it, but critics say that he could never have implemented his drastic liberal economic reform under a democratic government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Peruvian_Constitutional_Crisis_of_1992   (998 words)

  
 Map Zones : Peru Map
In the early 1960s, Peru was a nation where almost 39 percent of the population spoke native languages, half being bilingual in Spanish and half monolingual in a native tongue.
Peru's formal independence from Spain in 1824 (proclaimed on July 28, 1821) was largely the work of "outsiders," such as the Venezuelan Simón Bolívar Palacios and the Argentine José de San Martín.
Peru, officially Republic of Peru, country in western South America, bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil and Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean.
kids.mapzones.com /world/peru   (7161 words)

  
 Peru - History - Hotel Near   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Returning to Peru in 1740 he was imbued with revolutionary fervour and moved into the high jungle region between Tarma and the Río Ucayali where he roused the forest Indians to rebellion.
Peru plunged deep into a period of domestic and foreign plot and counterplot, while the economy and some of the nation's finest natural resources withered away.
Peru was forced to accept the cloistering of an independent Bolivia high up in the Andes, with no land link to the Pacific, and the even harder loss of the nitrate fields to Chile.
www.hotelnear.com /5063/11560g/Peru-History.html   (9609 words)

  
 Peru 11.006
In effect, on July 15, 1992, the Public Prosecutor designated by President Fujimori filed a petition with the Criminal Chamber of the Supreme Court to have the decision by the Examining Justice nullified, particularly that part of the decision that refused to allow preliminary proceedings to be instituted against former President Alan García.
The Government of Peru alleged that in the instant case, the remedies under domestic law had not been exhausted and hence, in keeping with the provisions of Article 46.1.a of the Convention, the petition should be ruled inadmissible.
In the instant case of Peru, a prompt and effective legal recourse to challenge the legality of a deprivation or threat of deprivation of freedom is the habeas corpus.
www.cidh.oas.org /annualrep/94eng/Peru11006.htm   (5323 words)

  
 Brazil - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Brazil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The two-chamber national congress consists of a senate of 81 members (on the basis of three senators per state) elected for an eight-year term, and a chamber of deputies, whose numbers vary, elected for a four-year term.
The number of deputies is determined by the population of each state.
The cabinet is chosen by the president, who is elected by universal adult suffrage for a five-year term and is not eligible for re-election.
encyclopedia.farlex.com /Brazil   (3404 words)

  
 Biography of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies,
Pier Ferdinando Casini
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Europe/Abroad \ Interparliamentary Union \ Biography of the President of the Italian Chamber of Deputies, Pier Ferdinando Casini...
Following his election as President of the Chamber of Deputies on 31 May 2001 he became the third most senior official of the Italian state, and as such, no longer takes part in party political life.
In the course of his work as a Deputy, he was, among others, a long-standing member of the Foreign and Community Affairs and Defence Committees.
english.camera.it /europ_rap_int/881/6980/documentotesto.asp   (536 words)

  
 Peru History & Peru Culture | iExplore.com
Peru is a major producer of copper; in addition, there are sizeable deposits of lead, zinc, silver, gold, and some oil reserves.
Peru is a member of the Andean Treaty and the Latin American Integration Association, ALADI, which promotes trade and economic development in Latin America.
Significant new investment opportunities remain in Peru and with the growth of gas production, rising domestic consumption, increasing exports together with the prospect of a free trade agreement with the US, Peru's economy appears to be set on a path of sustainable and stable growth.
www.iexplore.com /dmap/Peru/History   (1688 words)

  
 Peru For Less - Building Magical Memories » Peru Facts and Info - More Detailed Info   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Peru is a large, mountainous country on the Pacific coast of South America.
Peru’s rich cultural heritage is reflected by the variety of museums in the capital.
Unmissable for history buffs are the Museo de Oro del Peru (Gold Museum), the Museo de Cultura Peruana (Museum of Peruvian Culture) and the Museo de la Inquisición (Museum of the Inquisition) with its sinister dungeons.
www.peruforless.com /perufacts2.htm   (9145 words)

  
 Chamber of Deputies bans tobacco advertising near schools
Chamber of Deputies bans tobacco advertising near schools
The billboards with advertisement of tobacco products near elementary and secondary schools were banned by the legislation passed by the Chamber of Deputies today.
But it also good that the Chamber of Deputies did not accept some proposals to absolutely ban the advertising for cigarettes," Tomas Teplik from the Civic Democratic Party (ODS), who drafted the bill, told CTK.
www.tobacco.org /news/85222.html   (174 words)

  
 Jurisprudence - CCPR - Peru - Orihuela v. Peru
He claims to be a victim of a violation by the Government of Peru of his human rights but does not invoke any articles of the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights.
The author, a member of the Peruvian bar (Colegio de Abogados) and a civil servant for 26 years, was named counsel for the Chamber of Deputies in 1982 and served in the Peruvan Human Rights Commission for five years.
Following the change of Government in Peru in 1985, he was dismissed from his post at the Chamber of Deputies without any administrative proceedings.
www.bayefsky.com /html/103_peru309.php   (1038 words)

  
 Drug Policy Alliance: The War on Cocaine in Peru
With the signing of the Cartagena Declaration (1) by the Andean heads of state and President Bush, the "war on drugs" was directly tied to respect for human rights, particularly with regard to police and military anti-narcotics activities.
In Peru, the excesses of the police forces are compounded by the abuses committed by military personnel, the present corruption within the government agencies in charge of controlling airfields and highways, and by the insecurity caused by subversive groups.
(13) Peru's ratification of the Convention, however, came with a reservation which clarified the distinction between legal and illegal coca production by differentiating between the production and use of coca leaves for traditional purposes (primarily chewing coca leaves) prevalent in the highlands and the production and use of coca for cocaine production.
www.drugpolicy.org /library/tlcwola2.cfm   (4022 words)

  
 Peru Election 2000: A Public Education Website   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Following on the heels of the pronouncements by the US Congress, the Chamber of Deputies of Argentina passed a resolution decrying the treatment of Baruch Ivcher and the legal machinations that led to his loss of ownership of the Frecuencia Latina television network in 1997 (Gestión, 1 December).
The Spanish Chamber of Deputies passed a resolution urging Peru to improve its human rights record and to make progress on democratic institutionalization (La República, 18 December).
Given the opposition's growing inventory of complaints, the conduct of Peru's national security apparatus--the national police, SIN, and the armed forces--is likely to be one of the most hotly debated and scrutinized dimensions of the election process in Peru.
www.queensu.ca /csd/peru2000/news/decdl.shtml   (5121 words)

  
 Peru twentieth century
Modern Peru is generally considered to have been born in 1895 with the forced resignation of General Caceres.
The Peruvian Corporation was formed in London and assumed the $50 million national debt in return for "control of the national economy".
Allowed to participate for the first time in the 1945 elections, APRA chose a neutral candidate - Dr Bustamante - in place of Haya de la Torre whose fervent radicalism was considered a vote loser.
www.peru-explorer.com /twentieth_century.htm   (1193 words)

  
 IFEX :: AMARC welcomes Chamber of Deputies' resolution approving amendments to broadcasting law
Argentina's Chamber of Deputies has approved a bill that amends Article 45 of the country's Broadcasting Law (Ley de Radiodifusión).
AMARC considers the Chamber of Deputies' approval to be a positive development since it recognises the right of citizens to express themselves using any means available and it brings Argentina closer to compliance with international freedom of expression standards.
While the bill was being debated by the Chamber of Deputies, the broadcasting law, which was developed under the country's dictatorship and is still in effect, was seriously questioned and the need for a new law was raised.
www.ifex.org /en/content/view/full/62660   (485 words)

  
 PBS-Speak Truth to Power-Telling Stories
The purpose of APRODEH is to combat the continued, egregious human rights abuses, including routine beatings, torture, "disappearances," and arbitrary detentions prevalent in a state where 16 percent of the country continues under complete military control to this day and all constitutional provisions are suspended.
In Peru, in the early eighties, guerrilla insurgency groups like the Shining Path and MRTA started committing acts of political violence in the highlands.
There cannot be reconciliation in Peru if we do not achieve all three for victims of political violence, and the national system of justice appears incapable to respond to these needs.
www.pbs.org /speaktruthtopower/francisco.html   (1596 words)

  
 Deputies return "anti-smoking" bill back to committees
The Chamber of Deputies adjourned a vote on the "anti-smoking" bill that bans smoking at various public places and restricts the sale of tobacco and alcohol.
This means that the Chamber of Deputies will not make a decision on the bill before February.
Disputes over its wording however have caused the deputies to fail to take the final vote even two years later.
www.tobacco.org /news/184943.html   (211 words)

  
 Excite UK - Travel - South America - Peru - History and Government
After the 1821 declaration of independence, Peru was challenged by the royalists.
Relations between Peru and its neighbours were difficult in the early years of independence.
The new government followed the trend on the Latin American continent for radical free-market economic shock treatment, although steady capital flight and the distorting effects of the illegal cocaine economy proved insoluble problems.
travel.excite.co.uk /travel/guides/south_america/peru/HistoryGovernment   (982 words)

  
 Bolivia: The Chamber of Deputies must reject US impunity agreement
It is now up to the Chamber of Deputies to ensure that this agreement is stopped.
In a letter sent to the Chamber, Amnesty International urged the Bolivian authorities to uphold Bolivia's obligations as a state party to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by opposing the ratification of this unlawful agreement.
Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Peru have all refused to ratify such agreements, which violate the Rome Statute and other conventions under international law, including the Geneva Conventions.
amnestyusa.org /news/document.do?id=80256DD400782B8480256E9800410E5E   (570 words)

  
 Peru 1993 Annex I
During its stay the Committee held talks in Lima with the President of the Senate, Dr. Romualdo Biaggi Rodríguez; the President of the Supreme Court, Dr. Oscar Alfaro Alvarez; former President of the Republic Dr. Fernando Belaúnde Terry; Ministers of Foreign Affairs and Justice Drs.
Javier Valle Riestra and Flavio Núñez Yzaga; and several parliamentarians; and with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Armed Forces General Artemio Palomino Toledo; the Attorney General of the Nation Dr. Manuel Catacora González; the Chairman of the Episcopal Conference Monsignor Durán Flores; former Mayor of Lima and political leader Mr.
It also hopes that the relations established may be strengthened and deepened in the near future for the sake of the ever greater observance of human rights, which is the solid base on which all social comity is founded.
www.cidh.oas.org /countryrep/Peru93eng/annex.1.htm   (695 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Brazil Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
Spanning a vast area between the Andes and the Atlantic Ocean, it borders Uruguay, Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana.
The president has extensive executive powers and is both head of state and head of government and he also appoints the cabinet.
Beside the Senate there is the Chamber of Deputies or Câmara dos Deputados of 513 seats, whose members are elected by proportional representation to serve four-year terms.
www.ipedia.com /brazil.html   (1500 words)

  
 Government - PERU   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
The constitution provides for a bicameral legislature, the National Congress, consisting of a senate of 60 elected members (plus former constitutional presidents) and a chamber of deputies with 180 members.
In a coup in April 1992, the constitution was suspended and the National Congress dissolved.
In the late 1980s the average life expectancy in Peru was 66 years for women and 61 years for men; the infant mortality rate was 69 per 1000 live births.
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 Past news
The U.S. deputy assistant secretary of State for East Asian and Pacific Affairs said that the "strategic flexibility" conception is designed to rapidly hurl the U.S. forces into the Korean Peninsula in case of "emergency" from other regions in a bid to meet the "challenge to its security."
Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic Lubomir Zaoralek arrived here today to visit the DPRK on the invitation of its Supreme People's Assembly.
Pyongyang, May 21 (KCNA) -- Talks were held between Choe Thae Bok, chairman of the DPRK Supreme People's Assembly, and Lubomir Zaoralek, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies of the Czech Republic, at the Mansudae Assembly Hall on May 21.
www.kcna.co.jp /item/2005/200505/news05/23.htm   (4065 words)

  
 Worldandnation: Fujimori's daughter wins most votes for Peru's Congress
LIMA, Peru - Keiko Fujimori, the daughter of former President Alberto Fujimori, easily won more votes than any of the other 2,600 candidates for Congress in Sunday's election.
That may be, but Alberto Fujimori is wanted in Peru on more than a dozen charges stemming from his heavy-handed presidency from 1990 to 2000.
The routine examination of ambiguously marked ballots is unlikely to tip the election in the lower Chamber of Deputies to right-wing media mogul Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi, whose party appears to have narrowly lost to center-left leader Romano Prodi.
www.sptimes.com /2006/04/14/Worldandnation/Fujimori_s_daughter_w.shtml   (985 words)

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