Alejandro Toledo, President of Peru

A lengthy article on the life of Alejandro Toledo, who at the time of the publication of the article (2001) was running for president of Peru. It also provides details on Elaine Karp, his wife. The article appeared in the Stanford...

A short biography of the presidential candidate Alejandro Toledo written in April 2001. Provides details also on his wife, Elaine Karp.

This resource is the U.S Department of State official report on the status of "Human Rights," in Peru. This lengthy report gives details on such areas as terrorism, women's rights, labor organizations and more. The report is dated Feb....

Gives background information on the two major rebel or terrorist groups operating in Peru. Both groups are communist-based but are facing hard times in Peru due to falling numbers.

The Zarate's Political Collections (ZPC) record dates and figures of Peruvian leaders (heads of State) and links to biographies and photographs. It includes information and pictures of Jose Luis Bustamante y Rivero, Fernando Belaunde...

BBC News provides this 2003 analysis on the Shining Path terrorist organization in Peru after a hostage release.

A detailed biography of the former Peruvian leader with information on his life, his political beliefs and how he had to flee for Japan after the election of 2000.

Students discover how officials are elected in countries of interest to them. After reading an article, they examine election fraud allegations in Peru. They create a poster showing the election process and assess them in a written essay.