- Antauro Humala
Antauro Humala Tasso is a
Peru viannationalist and formerarmy major .He attained international prominence on1 January 2005 by occupying a rural police station inAndahuaylas ,Apurímac Region . Assisted by a large group of armed followers (press reports range from 70 to 300 in their estimates), demanded the resignation of PresidentAlejandro Toledo , whom he accused of selling out to foreign (particularlyChile an) investors.Four police officers and one gunman died on the first day of the siege. The following day Humala agreed to surrender, though had still failed to do so by the third day, claiming that the government had reneged on its promise to guarantee a "surrender with honour". Eventually he surrendered and was taken to
Lima under arrest on4 January 2005 .He and his brother
Ollanta Humala had previously led 50 followers in a brief and unsuccessful uprising against PresidentAlberto Fujimori during the dying days of his regime in October 2000. The two brothers call the movement they lead the "Movimiento Etnocacerista ".His brother
Ollanta Humala was Peru's nationalist presidential candidate hopeful in 2006. His other brother,Ulises Humala , also ran for the presidency.Antauro Humala was a candidate for national congress on April 2006 elections.
Links *Antauro Humala's public letter from Centro Penitenciario de Piedras Gordas (Peru) / 26 March, 2008: [http://antauro.overblog.com/]
*Video of the lawsuit (Lurigancho)and protests of Antauro Humala and etnocaceristas in jail: [http://www.frecuencialatina.com.pe/90segundos/pop_videos.asp?video=/90segundos/video/2008/4/15/Video18731.wmv]
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