Mercedes Cabanillas
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Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante (* Callao, 1947 - ),is currently a Peruvian Congresswoman of the Peruvian Aprista Party representing the Electoral District of Lima
. Minister of Interior of Peru.
Her parents were Armando Cabanillas Olaechea and Emma Bustamante.
She studied Education.
From 1987-90 under Alan García's government she served as Minister of Education. In 1995 Cabanillas ran for the Presidency of Peru under the APRA ticket winning only 4.11% of the popular vote.
She was also the President of Congress
. On February 19, 2009 she was appointed Peruvian Minister of Interior. As such she is in charge of the Police forces that were sent to the amazon region of Bagua
to repress native Indians who were protesting against the government that was giving away their ancestral lands to foreign corporations for oil drilling, mining and logging. As a result of the violent intervention of the heavily armed police and military forces over 50 Indian have been killed and nearly 200 hundred wounded. As minister of the Interior she gave the order to attack the Indians.
Lima Region
Lima Region, also known as Lima Provincias, is one of twenty-five regions of Peru. Located in the central coast of the country, its regional seat is Huacho....
. Minister of Interior of Peru.
Her parents were Armando Cabanillas Olaechea and Emma Bustamante.
She studied Education.
From 1987-90 under Alan García's government she served as Minister of Education. In 1995 Cabanillas ran for the Presidency of Peru under the APRA ticket winning only 4.11% of the popular vote.
She was also the President of Congress
Congress of Peru
The Congress of the Republic of Peru or the National Congress of Peru is the unicameral body that assumes legislative power in Peru.Congress consists of 130 members of congress , who are elected for five year periods in office on a proportional representation basis...
. On February 19, 2009 she was appointed Peruvian Minister of Interior. As such she is in charge of the Police forces that were sent to the amazon region of Bagua
Bagua Province
Bagua is a province of the Amazonas Region in Peru. It is located in the north and central part of the department of Amazonas. Its territory is rugged in all its extension. It is also cut by deep gorges that have been formed by the important rivers that cross this province, as well as their...
to repress native Indians who were protesting against the government that was giving away their ancestral lands to foreign corporations for oil drilling, mining and logging. As a result of the violent intervention of the heavily armed police and military forces over 50 Indian have been killed and nearly 200 hundred wounded. As minister of the Interior she gave the order to attack the Indians.
See also
- 2009 Peruvian political crisis2009 Peruvian political crisisThe 2009 Peruvian political crisis resulted from the ongoing opposition to oil development in the Peruvian Amazon, with local Native Americans opposing Petroperú and the National Police...
- 2008 Peru oil scandal2008 Peru oil scandalThe 2008 Peru oil scandal started after a Peruvian TV station broadcast an audio tape of an alleged conversation between a government official and a lobbyist agreeing to help a firm win contracts...
- Peruvian prison massacresPeruvian prison massacresThe Peruvian prison massacres occurred on June 18–19, 1986, after a series of riots in the San Pedro, Santa Mónica, and El Frontón prisons in Lima and Callao...