Inauguration of Alan Garcia Perez as President of the Republic of Peru
Alan Garcia Perez assumed the Presidency of the Republic of Peru on July 28, 1985, announcing that he would limit the payment of the foreign debt to 10% of exports and proposing the creation of a Peace Commission. He had won the April elections with 45.5% of the votes representing the PAP.
Alan Garcia Perez assumed the Presidency of the Republic of Peru on July 28, 1985. In his message to the nation, he stated that he would only pay for foreign debt 10% of total exports. He also proposed the creation of the Peace Commission. His cabinet was previously announced in July, including Luis Alva Castro as Minister of Economy and Premier, Abel Salinas Eyzaguirre as Minister of the Interior, and other ministers in the portfolios of War, Navy, Aeronautics, Justice, Foreign Affairs and Education. Garcia Perez had won the elections of April 14, 1985 with 45.5% of the votes, representing the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP).