Pedro Sánchez

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Pedro Sánchez (Spanish politician)

Pedro Sánchez Pérez-Castejón (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈpeðɾo ˈsaɲʧeθ ˈpeɾeθ-kastexon], born 29 February 1972) is a Spanish politician and the Secretary-General of the Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE) since 2014. A Deputy in the congress for three terms for Madrid, he has been serving Spain's official leader of the opposition since 26 July 2014. He was elected as the Secretary-General of the PSOE after only one primary election, the first one in PSOE history to do so. On 2 February 2016 he was named as prime minister of Spain to work on formation of a coalition after the 2015 elections.

Early life

Pedro Sánchez was born in the Madrid suburb of Tetuán. His father is a socialist entrepreneur. His mother is a social security worker. He graduated from Instituto Ramiro de Maeztu, a college-preparatory school. He played as a basketballer in Club de Baloncesto Estudinates U-21, a basketball team affiliated with Atlético Madrid.

In 1990, he went to the Complutense University to study economics and business sciences. He graduated in 1995. In 1993, he joined the PSOE after the victory of Felipe Gonzalez in elections that year. He earned a degree in Politics and Economics in 1998 after graduating from the Free University of Brussels, and a degree of business leadership from IESE Business School in the University of Navarra. He speaks fluent Spanish, English and French.

Pedro Sánchez (district)

Pedro Sánchez is a municipal district of the Santa Cruz del Seibo municipality in the El Seibo province, Dominican Republic. It was founded in 1927 by the Dominican president Horacio Vásquez.

Adventure and Ecotourism

Pedro Sánchez is located in the ecological corridor of the eastern mountain range of the Dominican Republic. It is a small village of approximately 6500 inhabitants surrounded by rolling hills that hold the treasures of numerous natural attractions. The natural attractions include 2 large waterfalls (saltos), numerous swimming holes, and more than 20 caves where indigenous “Taino” Indians once lived.

The locals are transforming the community into an environmentally conscious community that will offer adventure Ecotourism. Interpretive excursions are currently available to “Salto Grande” and “Salto Cucuyo”, where visitors can interact with the local guides and swim in the natural springs. Visitors can also arrive at the indigenous caves of the mountain range known as “El Grumo.” The trained guides and visitors can enter a number of caves to view stalactites and stalagmites formed over thousands and thousands of years ago. The excursions are complemented by Dominican style dishes and cultural presentations that the locals perform with pride.

Pedro Julio Sánchez

Pedro Julio Sánchez (born 8 April 1940) is a retired Colombian road racing cyclist who won the 1968 Vuelta a Colombia. He also competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics and the 1968 Summer Olympics.

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