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Place of Birth: Trujillo, La Libertad, Peru
About Luis Alva Castro
- Luis Juan Alva Castro (born 17 February 1942) is a Peruvian economist and politician.
- In his political career, he achieved the government positions of Second Vice President and Prime Minister, among other portfolios during both administrations of president Alan GarcÃa. A prominent member of the Peruvian Aprista Party, he was the party's presidential nominee in 1990, gaining a fifth of the popular vote.
- He has authored numerous works about VÃctor Raúl Haya de la Torre's lifetime, being considered one of the few historians of "Aprismo" in Peru.
- He currently presides the editorial "Instituto VÃctor Raúl Haya de la Torre", which publishes his works.
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