Pedro Castillo, Peru's 'first poor president'

By Agence France-Presse

Jul 28, 2021 5:20 pm

LIMA: Rural school teacher Pedro Castillo will on Wednesday become Peru's first president with no ties to the elites that have governed the Andean country for decades.

The 51-year-old far-left trade unionist was largely unknown until he led a national strike four years ago that forced the then government to agree to pay rise demands.

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