Lee Foulkes is a journalist and educator who taught history, government, economics, and journalism for 18 years in the United States. He now lives in Trujillo, Peru, where he is a professor of English. He teaches classes at openbookhistory.org.
Peru has had 7 presidents in just over 6 years, due to the undemocratic constitution inherited created by far-right US-backed dictator Alberto Fujimori. This...