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| Ollanta Humala is the son of ], an ethnic indigenous lawyer, member of the ], and ideological leader of the ] movement, Ollanta's mother is Elena Tasso.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/251/1/|title=Ollanta Humala: Peru’s Next President?|date=April 11, 2006|author=Justin Vogler|publisher=upsidedownworld}}</ref> He is the brother of ], now in a 25 years prison sentence for kidnapping, for 3 days, 17 Police officers and killing 4 of them; in the small town of Andahuaylas <ref>{{es icon}} explored.com.ec, 5 January 2005, . Retrieved on 2011-04-26.</ref> on January 2005. Humala was born in |
Ollanta Humala is the son of ], an ethnic indigenous lawyer, member of the ], and ideological leader of the ] movement, Ollanta's mother is Elena Tasso.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/251/1/|title=Ollanta Humala: Peru’s Next President?|date=April 11, 2006|author=Justin Vogler|publisher=upsidedownworld}}</ref> He is the brother of ], now in a 25 years prison sentence for kidnapping, for 3 days, 17 Police officers and killing 4 of them; in the small town of Andahuaylas <ref>{{es icon}} explored.com.ec, 5 January 2005, . Retrieved on 2011-04-26.</ref> on January 2005. Humala was born in Peru and attended the Japanese-Peruvian school ''La Union'' in Lima. He began his military career in 1982 when he entered ]. | ||
| In his military career, Humala was also involved in the two major Peruvian conflicts of the past 20 years, the ] against the insurgent organization ] and the 1995 ] with ]. In 1992 Humala served in ] fighting the remnants of the Shining Path and in 1995 he served in the Cenepa War on the border with Ecuador.<ref> November 1, 2000 ''BBC Mundo'' {{es icon}}</ref> | In his military career, Humala was also involved in the two major Peruvian conflicts of the past 20 years, the ] against the insurgent organization ] and the 1995 ] with ]. In 1992 Humala served in ] fighting the remnants of the Shining Path and in 1995 he served in the Cenepa War on the border with Ecuador.<ref> November 1, 2000 ''BBC Mundo'' {{es icon}}</ref> | ||
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"Humala" redirects here. For other uses, see Humala (disambiguation).| Ollanta Humala | |
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.jpeg) Ollanta Humala in Brasília, March 2, 2006 | |
| Leader of the Peruvian Nationalist Party | |
| In office 2005–present | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1962-06-26) June 26, 1962 (age 62) Peru |
| Political party | Peruvian Nationalist Party |
| Height | 180px |
| Spouse | Nadine Heredia |
| Residence | Lima |
| Occupation | Military |
| Website | partidonacionalistaperuano.com |
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso (born June 26, 1962) is a Peruvian left-leaning politician and ex-military who ran for president in 2006 but lost in a runoff to Alan García. He is running again for president in the Peruvian general election, 2011, gaining around 31% of the vote against second-placed Keiko Fujimori's 23% in April 2011, to reach a second-round run-off vote.
The son of Isaac Humala, a labour lawyer, enlisted in the Peruvian Army in 1982. In the military he achieved the rank of Lieutenant Colonel; in 1992 he fought in the internal conflict against Shining Path and three years later he participated in the Cenepa War against Ecuador. On October 2000, Humala led an unsuccessful military revolt in the southern city of Tacna, along with 39 other soldiers (kidnapping an Army General and 4 mine workers, against President Alberto Fujimori and was pardoned by the Peruvian Congress after the downfall of the Fujimori regime.
In 2005 he founded the Peruvian Nationalist Party and registered to run in the 2006 presidential election. The nomination was made under the Union for Peru ticket as the Nationalist party did not achieve its electoral inscription on time. He pass the first round of the elections, held on April 9, 2006, with 30.62% of the valid votes. A runoff was held on June 4 between Humala and Alan García of the Peruvian Aprista Party. Humala lost this round with 47.47% of the valid votes versus 52.62% for García. After his defeat, Humala has remained as an important figure within Peruvian politics.
Military career
Ollanta Humala is the son of Isaac Humala, an ethnic indigenous lawyer, member of the Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland, and ideological leader of the Ethnocacerista movement, Ollanta's mother is Elena Tasso. He is the brother of Antauro Humala, now in a 25 years prison sentence for kidnapping, for 3 days, 17 Police officers and killing 4 of them; in the small town of Andahuaylas on January 2005. Humala was born in Peru and attended the Japanese-Peruvian school La Union in Lima. He began his military career in 1982 when he entered Chorrillos Military School.
In his military career, Humala was also involved in the two major Peruvian conflicts of the past 20 years, the battle against the insurgent organization Shining Path and the 1995 Cenepa War with Ecuador. In 1992 Humala served in Tingo María fighting the remnants of the Shining Path and in 1995 he served in the Cenepa War on the border with Ecuador.
2000 uprising
In October 2000, Humala led an uprising in Toquepala against Alberto Fujimori on his last days as President due to multiple corruption scandals. The main reason given for the rebellion was the capture of Vladimiro Montesinos, former intelligence chief who had fled Peru for asylum in Panama after being caught on video trying to bribe an opposition congressman. The return of Montesinos led to fears that he still had much power in Fujimori's government, so Humala and about 40 other Peruvian soldiers revolted against his senior army commander.
Many of Humala's men deserted him, leaving him only 7 soldiers. During the revolt, Humala called on Peruvian "patriots" to join him in the rebellion, and around 300 former soldiers lead by his brother Antauro answered his call and were reported to have been in a convoy attempting to join up with Humala. The revolt gained some sympathy from the Peruvian populace with the influential opposition newspaper La República calling him "valiant and decisive, unlike most in Peru". The newspaper also had many letters sent in by readers with accolades to Ollanta and his men.
In the aftermath, the Army sent hundreds of soldiers to capture the rebels. Even so, Humala and his men managed to hide until President Fujimori was impeached from office a few days later and Valentín Paniagua named interim president. Later Humala was pardoned by Congress and allowed to return to military duty. He was sent as military attaché to Paris, then to Seoul until December 2004, when he was forcibly retired. His forced retirement is suspected to have partly motivated an etnocacerista rebellion of Andahuaylas led by his brother Antauro Humala in January 2005.
Political career
2006 presidential campaign
In October 2005 Humala created the Partido Nacionalista Peruano (the Peruvian Nationalist Party) and ran for the presidency in 2006 with the support of Union for Peru (UPP) .
Ambassador Javier Pérez de Cuéllar, the former Peruvian Secretary-General of the United Nations and founder of UPP, told the press on December 5, 2005 that he did not support the election of Humala as the party's presidential candidate. He said that after being the UPP presidential candidate in 1995, he had not had any further contact with UPP and therefore did not take part in choosing Humala as the party's presidential candidate for the 2006 elections.
There were some accusations that he incurred in torture, under the nom de guerre "Capitán Carlos" ("Captain Carlos"), while he was the commander of a military base in the jungle region of Madre Mia from 1992 to 1993. His brother Antauro Humala stated in 2006 that Humala had used such a name during their activities. Humala, in an interview with Jorge Ramos, acknowledged that he went under the pseudonym Captain Carlos but stated that other soldiers went under the same name and denied participation in any human rights abuses.
On March 17, 2006 Humala's campaign came under some controversy as his father, Issac Humala, said "If I was President, I would grant amnesty to him (Abimael Guzmán) and the other incarcerated members of the Shining Path". He made similar statements about amnesty for Víctor Polay, the leader of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement, and other leaders of the MRTA. But Ollanta Humala distanced himself from the more radical members of his family during his campaign. Humala's mother, meanwhile, made a statement on the 21st of March calling for homosexuals to be shot.
Ollanta Humala's brother, Ulises Humala, ran against him in the election, but was considered an extremely minor candidate and came in 14th place in the election.
On April 9, 2006 the first round of the Peruvian national election was held. Humala came in first place getting 30.62% of the valid votes, and immediately began preparing to face Alan García, who obtained 24.32%, in a runoff election on June 4.
On May 20, 2006, the day before the first Presidential debate between Alan García and Ollanta Humala, a tape of the former Peruvian intelligence chief Vladimiro Montesinos was released by Montesinos' lawyer to the press with Montesinos claiming that Humala had started the October 29, 2000 military uprising against the Fujimori government to facilitate his escape from Peru amidst corruption scandals. Montesinos is quoted as saying it was a "farce, an operation of deception and manipulation".
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Humala immediately responded to the charges by accusing Montesinos of being in collaboration with García's Aprista Party with an intention to undermine his candidacy. Humala is quoted as stating "I want to declare my indignation at the statements" and went on to say "Who benefits from the declarations that stain the honor of Ollanta Humala? Evidently they benefit Alan García". In another message that Montesinos released to the media through his lawyer he claimed that Humala was a "political pawn" of Cuban President Fidel Castro and Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez in an "asymmetric war" against the United States. Montesinos went on to state that Humala "is not a new ideologist or political reformer, but he is an instrument".
On May 24, 2006 Humala warned of possible voter fraud in the upcoming second round elections scheduled for June 4. He urged UPP supporters to register as poll watchers "so votes are not stolen from us during the tabulation at the polling tables." Humala went on to cite similar claims of voting fraud in the first round made by right-wing National Unity candidate Lourdes Flores when she told reporters that she felt she had "lost at the tabulation tables, not at the ballot box". When asked if he had proof for his claims by CPN Radio Humala stated "I do not have proof. If I had the proof, I would immediately denounce those responsible to the electoral system". Alan García responded by stating that Humala was "crying fraud" because the polls show him losing the second round.
On June 4, 2006 the second round of the Peruvian elections were held. With 77% of votes counted and Humala behind García 45.5% to 55.5% respectively, Humala conceded defeat to Alan García and congratulated his opponent's campaign stating at a news conference "we recognise the results...and we salute the forces that competed against us, those of Mr Garcia".
Post-election
On June 12, 2006 Carlos Torres Caro, Humala's Vice Presidential running mate and elected Congressman for the Union for Peru, stated that a faction of the UPP would split off from the party after disagreements with Humala to create what Torres calls a "constructive opposition". The split came after Humala called on leftist parties to form an alliance with the UPP to become the principal opposition party in Congress. Humala had met with representatives of the Communist Party of Peru - Red Fatherland and the New Left Movement. Humala stated that the opposition would work to "make sure Garcia complies with his electoral promises" and again stated that he would not boycott García's inauguration on July 28, 2006.
On August 16, 2006 prosecutors in Peru filed charges against Humala for alleged human rights abuses including forced disappearance, torture, and murder against Shining Path guerillas during his service in San Martín. Humala responded by denying the charges and stating that he was "a victim of political persecution" making claims that the charges were "orchestrated by the Alan Garcia administration to neutralize any alternative to his power".
2011 election
Main article: Peruvian general election, 2011Humala ran again in the Peruvian general election, 2011 taking place on 10 April 2011, with Marisol Espinoza his candidate for Vice-President. According to polls close to election day he was occupying the first place in voters' preference among candidates.
Ideology
Ollanta Humala is often associated with his family's Antauro, Ulises, and Isaac Humala's "Movimiento Etnocacerista", an ethnic nationalist group composed of former and current Peruvian soldiers many of whom are veterans from the domestic conflicts against the Shining Path, and to a lesser extent against the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement and the brief Cenepa War between Ecuador and Peru. But Ollanta has distanced himself from his family during his campaign and considers himself to be a "nationalist" ideologically apart from the etnocacerista movement.
Ollanta Humala has embraced the Bolivarian concept of a Pan-American republic, often referring to other Latin American states as "brother nations" particularly with regard to Bolivia which was for a short time in a Confederacy with Peru and which sided with Peru in the War of the Pacific against Chile. Humala has also expressed sympathy with the government of Juan Velasco, which took power in a bloodless military coup on October 3, 1968 and nationalized various of the country's industries whilst pursuing a favorable foreign policy with Cuba and the Soviet Union.
Foreign policy
Questioned by the media, Humala denied any ties to Venezuela's president Hugo Chávez, but said he would welcome his support in the 2006 presidential election. On January 3, 2006, Evo Morales made his first official visit to Venezuela as President-Elect of Bolivia. Humala attended the official ceremonies held in the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas where both Morales and Chávez pledged their support to Humala in his bid for the 2006 presidential race in Peru. In objection to this, Peru recalled its ambassador to Venezuela, Carlos Urrutia, in protest against Venezuela's alleged interference in the election.
In March 2006, Humala also met with President Néstor Kirchner of Argentina in Buenos Aires. During the meeting, Humala stated that regional integration took priority over bilateral agreements with the United States and called Kirchner a "brother" in the cause to integrate Latin America. Humala would also meet with Brazilian President Lula da Silva to discuss regional integration.
On May 8, 2006 Humala met with Bolivian President Evo Morales in Copacabana, Bolivia on the Bolivian border with Peru. While meeting with Morales Humala stated that he stood in "solidarity with the historical and legitimate demand of the Bolivian Republic" of access to the Pacific Ocean which Bolivia lost after the War of the Pacific when Chile annexed what is now the Antofagasta Region of Chile. Humala also explicitly stated that he was not opposed to a free trade agreement with the United States but said that any free trade agreement with the United States would have to be negotiated through the Andean Community (CAN) and signed with approval of all members of CAN. During the meeting Humala emphasised the need to maintain CAN as a bloc to negotiate with the United States and asked Morales to work to help maintain the CAN, referring to the CAN's recently troubles with Venezuela removing itself as a member in protest to the signing of trade agreements with the U.S. by Peru and Colombia.
References
- The Guardian, 11 April 2011, Peru elections: Fujimori and Humala set for runoff vote
- ^ Diario Hoy, 31 October 2000, PERU, CORONELAZO NO CUAJA
- Justin Vogler (April 11, 2006). "Ollanta Humala: Peru's Next President?". upsidedownworld.
- Template:Es icon explored.com.ec, 5 January 2005, Perú: Humala se compara con Chávez y Lucio Gutiérrez. Retrieved on 2011-04-26.
- "Historia de Ollanta" November 1, 2000 BBC Mundo Template:Es icon
- ^ "Bid to end Peru rebellion peacefully" November 2, 2000 BBC News
- Template:Es BBC, 4 January 2005, Perú: insurgentes se rinden
- "Ollanta Humala chosen as PNP-UPP presidential candidate" December 06, 2005 University of British Columbia-Peru Elections 2006
- "Pérez de Cuéllar no avala a UPP" December 6, 2005 Peru 21 Template:Es icon
- Template:Es, El Universal, 6 February 2006, "Antauro Humala dice que su hermano Ollanta es el 'capitán Carlos'"
- Chrystelle Barbier "Le candidat nationaliste péruvien, Ollanta Humala, accusé de «tortures»" February 26, 2006 Le Monde Template:Fr icon
- Jorge Ramos, "Humala admite que se llamó Cap. Carlos" Peru 21
- Template:Es, El Universal, 17 March 2006, "Padre de Ollanta Humala pide amnistía para jefes guerrilleros"
- Interview with Ollanta Humala Audio (needs Windows Media Player) Template:Es icon
- Press Conference Speech by Ollanta Humala Video (needs Windows Media Player) El Comercio Template:Es icon
- "Elena Tasso de Humala, mother of candidate Ollanta Humala, calls for homosexuals to be shot"23rd March, 2006.
- "Presidential Election Results". Archived from the original on 2006-09-03.
- "Peru Ex-Spy Chief Says Candidate for President Aided His Escape" May 21, 2006 The New York Times
- Maxwell A. Cameron "Analysis of Audio Tape by Vladimiro Montesinos Concerning Ollanta Humala" May 20, 2006 Peru Election 2006: University of British Columbia
- Video of García-Humala Presidential Debate Peruvian National Television
- El Universal, 30 May 2006, "Montesinos: Humala is a political "pawn" of Chávez and Castro"
- Carla Salazar, "Peruvian Candidate Warns of Voting Fraud" May 24, 2006 CBS News
- "Garcia wins to become Peru president" June 5, 2006 Al-Jazeera
- "Union for Peru Party Splits in Spat With Humala" June 12, 2006 Bloomberg
- "Humala dice que no dará tregua a Alan García" Peru 21
- "Humala facing rights abuse claims" August 17, 2006 BBC News
- Greg Brosnan, "Peru nationalist Humala faces human rights charges" August 16, 2006 Reuters
- "Humala: I am a Victim of Political Persecution" September 1, 2006 Prensa Latina
- http://www.larepublica.pe/28-03-2011/elecciones-generales-2011-ollanta-humala-paso-toledo "Elecciones Generales 2011: Ollanta Humala pasó a Toledo" by La República
- Private Peru Polls Show Leftist Still Leading For President. Nasdaq.com. Retrieved on 2011-04-26.
- Simon Tisdall "Another angry neighbour for Bush" April 4, 2006 The Guardian
- Humala meeting with Chávez 1 Video (needs Windows Media Player) Template:Es icon
- Humala meeting with Chávez 2 Video (needs Windows Media Player) Template:Es icon
- "Ollanta Humala se reunió con Kirchner" March 2, 2006 Clarin Template:Es icon
- "Humala formula propuestas de integración regional a Kirchner" March 2, 2006 La Republica Template:Es icon
- "Humala solidario con demanda boliviana de salida al mar" May 8, 2006 La Republica Template:Es icon
External links
- Partido Nacionalista Peruano (Peruvian Nationalist Party) Official Party Website
- Union por Peru (Union for Peru) Official Party Website
- Biography in-depth by CIDOB Foundation (in Spanish)
- "Peru Leans Leftward", April 10, 2006 Council on Foreign Relations
- "Breakdown in the Andes", September/October 2004 Foreign Affairs
- "Rebellion in Peru", November 1, 2000 NPR's Talk of the Nation
- "Peru Report", October 30, 2000 NPR's Morning Edition
- "Peru's Election: Background on Economic Issues", April 2006 Center for Economic and Policy Research