After a weekend of violent protests, Peru's interim President Manuel Merino stepped down. He became the third President to be forced out of office in 3 years, plunging the country into another political crisis.

Gravitas: Peru's interim President resigns after 5-day tenure

The latest political shake-up comes as Peru battles the coronavirus pandemic and what is expected to be its worst economic contraction in a century.

Peru’s interim president Merino resigns after deadly protest

At least six were injured, including three police officers, as around 120 people tried to escape the Thomas Restobar club

At least 13 killed as Peru police raid nightclub for breaking COVID-19 restrictions

The virus has killed at least 6,600 people in Peru, and there have nearly 230,000 cases according to the Johns Hopkins University coronavirus tracker

Peru COVID-19: Archbishop lines church with faces of deceased

Peru has reported 129,751 positive coronavirus cases and has a death toll of 3,788.

Peru reports 129,751 COVID-19 cases and 3,788 deaths

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Gravitas: Peru's interim President resigns after 5-day tenure

Peru’s interim president Merino resigns after deadly protest

At least 13 killed as Peru police raid nightclub for breaking COVID-19 restrictions

Peru COVID-19: Archbishop lines church with faces of deceased

Peru reports 129,751 COVID-19 cases and 3,788 deaths