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Rapid fall from power, arrest for embattled Peru president

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In just three tumultuous hours, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went from decreeing the dissolution of his country’s Congress to being replaced by his vice president and put under arrest. But

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  1. MyNorthwest

    Peru president dissolves congress, which then ousts him (opens MyNorthwest)

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    LIMA, Peru (AP) -- Peru's Congress removed President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday, voting to replace him with the vice president, shortly after

  2. WFMZ Allentown

    Peru's president ousted after trying to dissolve Congress (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    Peru’s Congress voted to remove President Pedro Castillo from office Wednesday and replace him with the vice president, shortly after Castillo tried to dissolve the legislature ahead of a scheduled

  3. KVIA El Paso

    Peru's President impeached and arrested after he attempts to dissolve Congress (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    (CNN) -- Peru's President Pedro Castillo has been detained by police in capital city Lima, a source with knowledge of the case told CNNE, after lawmakers voted to oust Castillo in a tumultuous day for the South American nation.

  4. Fox News

    Peru's president dissolves Congress ahead of 3rd removal try (opens Fox News)

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    Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved Peru's Congress and called for changes in leadership of the judiciary, police and constitutional court.

  5. Forbes

    Peru In Crisis: Here’s What To Know After President Is Detained By Police (opens Forbes)

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    President Pedro Castillo was accused of leading a coup after he announced he was dissolving Congress to form his own emergency government.

  6. Delaware Public Media

    Peru's president dissolves Congress, but legislators vote to replace him (opens Delaware Public Media)

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    Peruvian President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections, but the Congress rejected the decree and voted to replace him with the vice president.

  7. The Daily Caller

    EXCLUSIVE: Peruvian Embassy Has ‘No Idea’ Who Its President Is Following Attempted Coup (opens The Daily Caller)

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    Pedro Castillo's attempt to dissolve Congress before a vote of impeachment has sparked chaos in the country and confusion regarding who is currently its leader.

  8. NBC Los Angeles

    'Permanent Moral Incapacity': Peru's President Removed From Office (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    Peru’s Congress has removed President Pedro Castillo from office. Lawmakers voted to oust him after Castillo decreed the dissolution of Congress ahead of a third attempt to remove him. Lawmakers voted to install his vice president to lead the nation.

  9. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Peru's president ousted by Congress in political crisis (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in Wednesday as Peru's next president after Congress voted out President Pedro Castillo shortly after he dissolved the legislative body. It capped hours of uncertainty as both the president and Congress appeared to exercise their powers to do away with each oth…

  10. Al Jazeera

    Peru President Pedro Castillo calls to dissolve Congress (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Critics call the move a ‘coup d’etat’, Peruvian Congress votes to remove Castillo despite his announcement.

  11. Bloomberg

    Peru’s Castillo Dissolves Congress Hours Before Impeachment Vote (opens Bloomberg)

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    Peru President Pedro Castillo announced the “temporary” dissolution of congress hours before an impeachment debate, he said in a televised speech on Wednesday.

  12. The Guardian

    Peru’s president dissolves congress hours before impeachment vote (opens The Guardian)

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    Announcement by Pedro Castillo prompted mass resignations and accusations of a coup d’état

  13. Insider

    Peru's president dissolved Congress hours before he faced an impeachment trial and is now calling to rewrite the country's constitution (opens Insider)

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    Pedro Castillo — who has been accused of corruption — said he will install an emergency government and announced a nightly curfew.

  14. New York Times

    Peru’s President, Facing Impeachment, Says He Will Dissolve Congress (opens New York Times)

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    The president, Pedro Castillo, imposed a national curfew and said an emergency government would rule by decree. Critics said the president was staging a coup.

  15. WCNC

    Peru's congress refuses dissolvement, votes in vice president (opens WCNC)

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    Peru's president had tried to beat lawmakers to the punch as they prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office.

  16. France 24

    Peru president dissolves Congress amidst a deepening political crisis (opens France 24)

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    Peru's President Pedro Castillo on Wednesday dissolved Congress and said he would rule by decree, in a move slammed as a "coup" just hours before a debate was due over his impeachment.

  17. The Week

  18. FOX 5 DC

    Peru's president ousted by Congress amid political turmoil (opens FOX 5 DC)

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    The president of Peru was ousted by Congress Wednesday after he sought to dissolve the legislative body and take unilateral control of the government, triggering a grave constitutional crisis. FRANKLIN BRICEÑO Associated Press

  19. Hot Air

    Peru's president declares emergency ahead of impeachment, dissolves legislature (opens Hot Air)

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    Peru’s president on Wednesday announced the dissolution of Congress and the installation of an emergency government to rule by decree, ahead of a scheduled vote to impeach him to be held by Congress....

  20. Fox News

    Peru boots president over attempt to dissolve congress, new leader sworn in (opens Fox News)

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    Peru's vice president was sworn in as the country's new leader Wednesday following Pedro Castillo's attempt to dissolve Congress in reaction to their attempt to remove him from office.

  21. The Guardian

    Peru’s president detained after attempted ‘coup d’état’ – reports (opens The Guardian)

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    Pedro Castillo announced the dissolution of congress hours before he was due to face an impeachment vote

  22. Townhall

  23. The Economist

    After a bungled coup attempt, Peru’s president falls (opens The Economist)

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    Pedro Castillo tried to shut down Congress. Instead, he was impeached

  24. NPR

    Peru has a new president after Pedro Castillo was removed for rebellion (opens NPR)

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    Peru has a new President this morning after, after President Pedro Castillo was removed from office and charged with rebellion after attempting to launch a coup.

  25. Omaha World-Herald

    Rapid fall from power, arrest for embattled Peru president (opens Omaha World-Herald)

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    In just three tumultuous hours, Peruvian President Pedro Castillo went from decreeing the dissolution of his country’s Congress to being replaced by his vice president and put under arrest. But

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