2009 Peruvian Political Crisis (Paperback)

High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The 2009 Peruvian political crisis results from the ongoing opposition to oil exploitation in the Peruvian Amazon, with local Native Americans opposing Petroperu and the National Police. At the forefront of the movement to resist the exploitation, is AIDESEP, the coalition of indigenous community organizations. This conflict has been described as Peru's worst political violence in years and is the worst crisis of President Alan Garca's presidency, while Prime Minister Yehude Simon resigned his post in 10 July 2009. The crisis has involved over one year of declared opposition and advocacy, and 65 straight days of civil disobedience. In June 2009, the Garcia government suspended civil liberties, declared a state of emergency, and sent in the military to stop the protests. The military intervention resulted in two days of bloody confrontations, in which, according to first reports, at least 22 soldiers (seven by spears), and least 30 indigenous people (three children) have been killed.