Castillo, Peru's first campesino president (July 29, 2021)
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Pedro Castillo became Peru's president yesterday, wearing his characteristic broad-rimmed straw hat. The ceremony coincided with Peru’s bicentenary of independence from Spain. Castillo, previously obscure rural school teacher, said colonization's wounds run deep and are the basis for the country's "caste system." He promised to to govern "with the people and for the people."
Castillo, Peru's first campesino president (July 29, 2021)
Castillo, Peru's first campesino president…
Castillo, Peru's first campesino president (July 29, 2021)
Pedro Castillo became Peru's president yesterday, wearing his characteristic broad-rimmed straw hat. The ceremony coincided with Peru’s bicentenary of independence from Spain. Castillo, previously obscure rural school teacher, said colonization's wounds run deep and are the basis for the country's "caste system." He promised to to govern "with the people and for the people."