The World - News from Dec. 21, 1988
Peru’s ruling American Popular Revolutionary Alliance named President Alan Garcia’s chief rival to its top administrative post, effectively giving him control over the party. Former Prime Minister Luis Alva Castro was elected secretary general of the center-left party at its 16th national congress, unseating Luis Negreiros, a Garcia ally. Garcia resigned as party president Saturday after he received a bitter reception at the convention, and it appears that his post will be left vacant.
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