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| Type | Daily newspaper |
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| Format | Berliner |
| Owner(s) | Grupo La República |
| Founded | November 16, 1981 |
| Language | Spanish |
| Headquarters | Lima |
| Country | Peru |
| Website | larepublica.pe |
La República (Spanish:[lareˈpuβlika]ⓘ) is a Peruvian newspaper based inLima,Peru. It is one of the two main national daily newspapers sold all over the country since it was founded on November 16, 1981.
The paper was founded in 1981 byGustavo Mohme Llona, a former member of thePeruvian Congress. PeruvianjournalistGuillermo Thorndike served as the newspaper's foundingeditor and had previous experience working for many newspapers in Peru.[1][2] Under Mohme's leadership, the newspaper was against the candidacy ofMario Vargas Llosa in the1990 Peruvian general election.[3]
La República was also the main newspaper in opposition to the government of PresidentAlberto Fujimori, who was in office from 1990 to 2000, reporting on illegal actions performed by the government,Peruvian Armed Forces and intelligence agencies.[4] During his government, journalists from the newspaper faced violence and were placed under surveillance by theNational Intelligence Service (SIN), which would reportedly publish "libelous" articles in thechicha press attacking Llona and press workers.[2][4] The newspaper was seized by the military during the1992 Peruvian self-coup and censored, though once staff regained control of their facilities, they printed a blank edition of the newspaper in protest.[2]
In April 1997, deputy editor ofLa República Blanca Rosales had two armed men break into her car and held her at gunpoint while they drove her through the streets of Lima, threatening to kill her.[5] The incident occurred at a time when other journalists were violently threatened following controversial reporting, withLa República publishing a story that the intelligence group of thePeruvian Army had tortured individuals in the days before Rosales was attacked.[5]
Mohme would die in 2000 and Grupo La República would then be owned by Momhe's son, Gustavo Adolfo Mohme Seminario.[2]
For the2011 Peruvian general election, the newspaper supported the presidential candidacy ofOllanta Humala and changed to theBerliner newspaper format that year.[2] Vargas Llosa would also write columns for the paper, helping its popularity.[2]
The newspaper's holding company has acenter-right political stance with smallsocialist opinions,[6] while the editorial staff posture ranges from thecenter-left to theleft-wing, being supportive ofprogressive stances.[2][7][8] According to Associate Professor Joseph Pozsgai-Alvarez ofOsaka University,La República, overall, is "a politically neutral outlet and one of the most important in the country".[9]
Grupo República, a center-right and slightly socialist group that owns La República
...La República, que expresó el libre juego de posiciones progresistas, de izquierda...
the newspaper La República, a politically neutral outlet and one of the most important in the country
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