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Antauro Humala
Antauro Humala Tasso is a Peruvian nationalist and former army major.
He attained international prominence on 1 January 2005 by occupying a rural police station in Andahuaylas, Apurimac Region. Assisted by a large group of armed followers (press reports range from 70 to 300 in their estimates), demanded the resignation of President Alejandro Toledo, whom he accused of selling out to foreign (particularly Chilean) 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 ...
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