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Alejandro Toledo Manrique
Alejandro Toledo Manrique 1946-, Peruvian political leader, president of Peru (2001-6). Toledo, who has indigenous Andean roots, was born into poverty in rural Peru and grew up in the port city of Chimbote. Industrious, ambitious, and charming, he won scholarships to the Univ. of San Francisco, Harvard, and Stanford, where he obtained a Ph.D. A business-school professor and an official at the World Bank, Toledo became involved in Peruvian politics as an opponent of the authoritarian policies of President Alberto Fujimori . Although Toledo had never before held or run for elective office, he formed a coalition consisting of the urban lower middle class, rural Indians, and Lima's elite, and forced Fujimori into a runoff in 2000. Fearing fraud, Toledo withdrew from the runoff, but after Fujimori fled Peru and resigned (2000), Toledo defeated former president Alan García in the 2001 presidential elections. Toledo promised to fight corruption, guarantee judicial independence, and cut military spending, but subsequent scandals and ineffectual government made him extremely unpopular. Although Peru's economy improved during his presidency, the nation's poor did not benefit. In 2006 Toledo was charged with forgery and falsifying signatures in registering his party for the 2000 elections; the former president denounced the charges as political persecution.
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TOLEDO LEADERS EXPLORE NOVA SCOTIA INTERMODAL TRANSPORTATION OPPORTUNITIES
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/9/2008; 700+ words
; ...following news release: A delegation of Toledo leaders recently met with officials from...containerized cargo. The potential to create a Toledo-based inland distribution hub was the specific focus of the Toledo delegation. The delegation from Toledo...
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TOLEDO, Ohio: Owens Basic Peace Officer Training Academy Graduates 36 Lucas County
News Wire article from: Targeted News Service; 8/24/2007; 670 words
; ...Officer Training Academy is offered on the Toledo-area and Findlay-area campuses in...Department, Tiffin Police Department, Toledo Police Department, Wayne Police Department...Sheriff's Academy: Shane C. Broshious of Toledo Andrew C. Bernritter of Toledo Lavelle...
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TOLEDO CAPTURES IBF TITLE
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 4/7/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-07-2001 TOLEDO CAPTURES IBF TITLE -- DANCES HIS WAY TO...Also in Two Star P LAS VEGAS -- Frankie Toledo picked the right time to bring his best to the ring. Toledo, of Paterson, fought the perfect fight...
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Toledo, Ohio, Long in Forefront of Automotive Advances.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 2/4/2003; 700+ words
; By Homer Brickey, The Blade, Toledo, Ohio Knight Ridder/Tribune Business...automotive industry has taken a turn, Toledo companies have been there to help steer...lighter, more fuel-efficient cars, some Toledo companies will be among the first to benefit...
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Toledo, Ohio, mayor's group bypasses hometown airport on trip to Germany.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 9/23/2004; 700+ words
; ...using Detroit Metro Airport instead of Toledo Express. The mayor and a group of local residents, including William Carroll, Toledo's new director of economic and community...explaining the mayor's decision to skip Toledo Express. Ms. Skeldon told The Blade...
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Toledo Trustcorp Inc. acquires 18 offices of First Buckeye Bank.
PR Newswire; 4/1/1986; 700+ words
; TOLEDO, Ohio, April 1 /PRN-OhioNewswire...president and chief executive officer of Toledo Trustcorp Inc., today announced the acquisition...Buckeye Bank, National Association, by the Toledo Trust Co.; the consolidation of two of...
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Toledo: It's worth taking a look at
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 9/6/1992; ; 700+ words
; TOLEDO, Ohio -- They all laughed when I said I was heading to Toledo. That's it. Laughter. That was the only reaction to my spending a weekend in Toledo. Granted Toledo was not at the top of my list of places...
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Toledo is neither most nor least taxed big city in Ohio, study shows.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 1/10/2005; 700+ words
; Byline: Tom Troy Jan. 10--Toledo would be the richest city government in...other hand, if some of those cities had Toledo's 2.25-percent income tax rate and...Ohio prepared by Michael Beazley, former Toledo City Council clerk and now Lucas County...
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TOLEDO ON WAY OUT `IT'S 110 PERCENT' UCLA COACH WILL BE FIRED.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Daily News (Los Angeles, CA); 12/9/2002; 700+ words
; ...Staff WritersUCLA football coach Bob Toledo is expected to be fired today, the Daily News learned late Sunday. Toledo, who is scheduled to meet with athletic...program. ``It's 110 percent that Toledo is gone,'' a source said. Though...
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Toledo groups to get $480,847 from state.
Newspaper article from: Blade (Toledo, OH); 7/23/2005; 700+ words
; ...reviewed 467 applications in the spring. In Toledo, 18 applications were accepted, resulting...847. The largest recipient is the Toledo Museum of Art, slated to receive $204,934, followed by the Toledo Symphony ($98,281) and the Toledo...
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Toledo: History
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Toledo: History French, British Settle Maumee...Fallen Timbers southwest of present-day Toledo. General Wayne then directed the building...Industry, constructed at the present site of Toledo. At the outbreak of the War of 1812 the...
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Toledo: Education and Research
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Toledo: Education and Research Elementary and Secondary Schools Public elementary and secondary schools in Toledo are administered by the Toledo Public Schools system, the fourth largest public school system...
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Toledo, Isabel
Book article from: Contemporary Fashion
TOLEDO, Isabel Cuban designer working in New York...Design, New York. Family: Married Ruben Toledo, 1984. Career: Showed first collection...shows, 1988; opened first store, Isabel Toledo Lab, 1998; returned to regular showings...
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Toledo
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
TOLEDO TOLEDO. Toledo was an important city of Spain for much of the early modern period. Symbolic of this prominence are the large fortress (alc á zar) built by the monarchs, the vast and richly decorated cathedral, and the impressive...
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Toledo: Economy
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the United States
Toledo: Economy Major Industries and Commercial...Manufacturing comprises about one-fifth of Toledo's economic base. Nearly 1,000 manufacturing...production, glass, plastic, and metal parts. Toledo is home to the headquarters of such corporations...
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