When he was elected president of Peru last year, rural school teacher Pedro Castillo was the first leader of the Andean nation in decades with no ties to the elites.
NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with journalist Simeon Tegel about the recent events in Peru, where former president Pedro Castillo has been replaced and arrested after attempting to dissolve congress.
Peru’s Vice President Dina Boluarte was sworn in as the country’s new leader Wednesday, replacing Pedro Castillo, who was removed by Congress earlier in the day, according to Anadolu Agency. With the appointment, Boluarte became the first female president of the politically volatile nation