Pedro Castillo - Wikipedia
José Pedro Castillo Terrones (Spanish: [xoˈse ˈpeðɾo kasˈtiʝo teˈrones] ⓘ; born 19 October 1969) is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 to 7 December 2022.[1][2] Castillo attempted to illegally dissolve Congress through a self-coup on 7 December 2022 while citing Congress' efforts to block his attempted policies, resulting in the legislative body impeaching and removing him from office the same day.[3][4][5][6] Born to a peasant family in Puña, Cajamarca, Castillo began working in Peru's informal economy as a teenager to earn funds for his studies in education and later returned to his hometown to become a primary school teacher. He attained political prominence as a leading figure in a school teachers' strike in 2017 and ran in the 2021 presidential election as the candidate of the Free Peru party. Castillo announced his presidential candidacy after seeing his students undergo hardships from th
Pedro Castillo - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia President of Peru from 2021 to 2022 For other people named Pedro Castillo, see Pedro Castillo (disambiguation) . In this Hispanic American name , the first or paternal surname is Castillo and the second or maternal family name is Terrones . This article contains images which have been upscaled using AI . This will have introduced speculative and possibly inaccurate details. Such images should be replaced with their original versions . Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . ( July 2026 ) [[Mirtha Vásqu
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