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Peru’s president ousted after trying to dissolve Congress

FILE - Peruvian President Pedro Castillo arrives to a symbolic swearing-in ceremony at the site of the 1824 Battle of Ayacucho, which sealed independence from Spain, at the Pampa de la Quinua as part of Peru's bicentennial celebrations in Ayacucho, Peru, July 29, 2021, the day after he was officially sworn in as president. On Dec 7, 2022, Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections as lawmakers prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. (AP Photo/Ernesto Arias, File)

FILE - Peru's President-elect Pedro Castillo and wife Lilia Paredes wave as they leave the Foreign Ministry to go to Congress for his swearing-in ceremony on his inauguration aay in Lima, Peru, July 28, 2021. On Dec 7, 2022, Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections as lawmakers prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

FILE - Presidential candidate Pedro Castillo looks out over supporters from the balcony of his campaign headquarters as they celebrate partial results in Lima, Peru, June 7, 2021, the day after the runoff election. On Dec 7, 2022, President Pedro Castillo dissolved the nation's Congress and called for new legislative elections as lawmakers prepared to debate a third attempt to remove him from office. (AP Photo/Guadalupe Pardo, File)

Peru’s president ousted after trying to dissolve Congress