In June 2001, Peru elected the nation's first president of native Indian descent. What change in the political structure of Peru does this election signal? No plagiarism!
In the past, power was held mainly by a minority of people. Native Indians had little political power and worked mostly as subsistence farmers or herders. The election of a president of native Indian descent is a signal that native Indians, who make up the majority of the population, are making strides in achieving power in Peru.