5th Presidency of Velasco Ibar

“Dadme un balcón en cada pueblo y yo serè Presidente.” (Jose M. Velasco Ibarra.-) This quotation is one of the most popular or known internationally. Having origin in a letter sent to Velasco inviting him to intervene in the campaign of someone elections; but making clear that there wasn’t any money for the campaign . Velasco’s answer was “well, but you will give me a balcony. If you give me one, I …

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