La República ( Spanish: [la reˈpuβlika] ) is a Peruvian newspaper based in Lima , Peru . It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981.
13-505: The paper was founded in 1981 by Gustavo Mohme Llona , a former member of the Peruvian Congress . Peruvian journalist Guillermo Thorndike served as the newspaper's founding editor and had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru. Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy of Mario Vargas Llosa in the 1990 Peruvian general election . La República
26-651: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Peruvian politician is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Peruvian journalist is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 1985 Peruvian general election Fernando Belaúnde Terry Popular Action Alan García APRA Supreme Court of the Republic President Javier Arévalo Vela [ es ] General elections were held in Peru on 14 April 1985 to elect
39-465: The 2011 Peruvian general election , the newspaper supported the presidential candidacy of Ollanta Humala and changed to the Berliner newspaper format that year. Vargas Llosa would also write columns for the paper, helping its popularity. The newspaper's holding company has a center-right political stance with small socialist opinions, while the editorial staff posture ranges from the center-left to
52-630: The President and both houses of the Congress . Alan García of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance won the presidential election with 53.1% of the vote, whilst his party gained a majority in both houses of Congress. Former President Terry was appointed a Senator for life after the end of his presidential term. He represented Popular Action. Within the APRA – DC – SODE coalition,
65-609: The United Left , with 52,939 votes, for the 1985-1990 parliamentary term. In the general elections of 1990 , he was a candidate for the second Vice Presidency of the Republic in the presidential roster of Henry Pease for United Left , however the candidacy was unsuccessful. In the same elections, he ran for the Senate and was re-elected Senator for the United Left , for the 1990-1995 parliamentary term. On April 2, 1992, his administration
78-414: The chicha press attacking Llona and press workers. The newspaper was seized by the military during the 1992 Peruvian self-coup and censored, though once staff regained control of their facilities, they printed a blank edition of the newspaper in protest. In April 1997, deputy editor of La República Blanca Rosales had two armed men break into her car and held her at gunpoint while they drove her through
91-412: The left-wing , being supportive of progressive stances. According to Associate Professor Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez of Osaka University , La República , overall, is "a politically neutral outlet and one of the most important in the country". This article about a Peruvian newspaper is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Gustavo Mohme Llona Gustavo Mohme Llona (1930–2000)
104-565: The country. In 2000, while walking on a beach in the district of Asia in the south of Lima , he suffered a heart attack , after which he died on April 23. His remains rest in the Los Sauces sector of the Jardines de la Paz Cemetery. The Press Room of the Congress of Peru is named after him for having distinguished himself as a journalist. This business-related Peruvian biographical article
117-495: The streets of Lima, threatening to kill her. The incident occurred at a time when other journalists were violently threatened following controversial reporting, with La República publishing a story that the intelligence group of the Peruvian Army had tortured individuals in the days before Rosales was attacked. Mohme would die in 2000 and Grupo La República would then be owned by Momhe's son, Gustavo Adolfo Mohme Seminario. For
130-467: The title of civil engineer . Gustavo Mohme began his political life when he met Fernando Belaunde in the National University of Engineering , and next he joined in the ranks of Popular Action . In the general elections of 1980 , Mohme ran for President of the Republic for Socialist Political Action , however he was not elected. In the general elections of 1985 , he was elected Senator for
143-633: Was a Peruvian businessman, engineer, journalist and politician. He was born on April 25, 1930, in the Morropón province , Chulucanas in the Piura region . His parents were Gustavo Mohme and Stella Llona. He was a descendant of the scientist Scipión Llona . After attending high school in Lima , at the Colegio San Andrés , he studied at the National University of Engineering from which he graduated, in 1955, with
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#1733116062125156-513: Was also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of President Alberto Fujimori , who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government, Peruvian Armed Forces and intelligence agencies. During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by the National Intelligence Service (SIN) , which would reportedly publish "libelous" articles in
169-502: Was interrupted after the Fujimorazo . Since then, Mohme became a strong opponent of the presidency of Alberto Fujimori. In the general elections of 1995 , he was elected Congressman for the Union for Peru , a party whose candidate was Javier Pérez de Cuéllar . In 1981, Gustavo Mohme founded the newspaper La Republica . Now, it is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over
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