Peru's President Alan Garcia points at part of the Inter-Oceanic highway from a helicopter in Cuzco July 2, 2007. The Inter-Oceanic highway will link Peru and Brazil.
Peru's President Alan Garcia (R) kisses the hand of Argentine counterpart Cristina Fernandez during a meeting at the Government Palace in Lima March 22, 2010. Fernandez is on a two-day official visit to Peru.
Peru's former president Alan Garcia talks to supporters during a meeting in Lima, October 30, 2015. Garcia kicked off his campaign for a third term with a promise to deliver economic growth of at least 6 percent per year through more public works and mining investments. Picture taken October 30, 2015.
Peru's President Alan Garcia greets German Chancellor Angela Merkel as she arrives for the opening session of the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (EU-Latam) in Lima, May 16, 2008.
Peruvian presidential candidate Alan Garcia poses with his family at his political party headquarters in Lima, Peru April 9, 2006.
Peru's President Alan Garcia, wearing a typical poncho from Peru, gives the final Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit declaration in Lima, November 23, 2008.
Peru's President Alan Garcia addresses the 65th United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York, September 23, 2010.
Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) and Bolivia's President Evo Morales wave to the media at the government palace in Lima, August 1, 2007. Morales is in Peru on a one day official visit.
U.S. President Barack Obama meets with President Alan Garcia (L) of Peru in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington June 1, 2010.
A car that according to local media is believed to transport the former Peruvian President Alan Garcia enters his house, after Uruguay rejected a request for Garcia's asylum, in Lima, Peru December 3, 2018
Police stand guard outside a hospital where Peru's former President Alan Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
FILE PHOTO: Peruvian presidential candidate Alan Garcia gives a speech during a campaign rally in La Union, Piura, Peru May 30, 2006.
Peru's President Alan Garcia speaks to a group foreign media in Peru at the Government Palace in Lima November 27, 2008. Garcia on Thursday blamed his country's recent rash of drug-related violence on powerful Mexican drug cartels that are making inroads and building criminal alliances in Peru.
Peru's President Alan Garcia waves as he arrives at a military parade to celebrate Peru's Independence Day in Lima July 29, 2007.
China's President Hu Jintao and Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) listen to the Peruvian national anthem during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing March 19, 2008.
Peru's President Alan Garcia greets the audience after delivering a speech to the nation at the Congress on Independence Day in Lima July 28, 2010.
Chilean President Michelle Bachelet (L) and Peru's President Alan Garcia greet each other at the Espacio Riesco conference center for the XVII Iber-American Summit in Santiago, November 9, 2007.
Health Minister Zulema Tomas addresses the media on the health of Peru's former President Alan Garcia who was taken to the hospital after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
Peru's Presidential candidate Alan Garcia smiles during a press conference in Lima, Peru April 7, 2001.
Supporters of Peru's former President Alan Garcia react after his death was announced, outside a hospital in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
Peruvian lawmaker Mauricio Mulder stands in a hallway of the hospital where Peru's former President Alan Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
Peru's President Alan Garcia meets with U.S. President George W. Bush before the start of the second plenary session at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Lima, November 23, 2008.
Pope Benedict XVI speaks with Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) during their meeting at the Vatican November 30, 2009.
Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula Da Silva (L) checks his watch as he sits next to Peru's President Alan Garcia during a meeting at the government palace in Lima, December 11, 2009.
Peru's President Alan Garcia holds a newborn baby in Pisco August 17, 2007. Survivors of a devastating earthquake in Peru fought over scant supplies of food and water on Saturday as rescue teams continued to pull bodies from the rubble three days after the quake killed more than 500 people. The baby boy was born in an emergency tent after the earthquake on Wednesday. Picture taken August 17, 2007.
Peruvian President Alan Garcia talks to reporters at the Government Palace in Lima June 8, 2007.
Peru's President Alan Garcia kisses the FIFA World Cup trophy during a presentation at the Government Palace in Lima February 16, 2010. The trophy was in the Government Palace as part of a tour prior to the World Cup soccer tournament in South Africa.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton (R) and Peru's President Alan Garcia greet each other outside the Government Palace after a meeting, in Lima, June 8, 2010. Clinton is Peru to visit Clinton Foundation projects and will travel to Colombia on Wednesday.
Peru's President Alan Garcia waves to the audience after delivering a speech to the nation at the Congress on Independence Day in Lima July 28, 2009. Garcia vowed on Tuesday to push ahead with his pro-business agenda, despite a wave of social protests that have put his plans in jeopardy and forced him to reshuffle his cabinet.
U.S. President George W. Bush sits with Peru's President Alan Garcia in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington December 14, 2007.
Peru's President Alan Garcia and German Chancellor Angela Merkel greet people at the government palace in Lima May 15, 2008. Merkel will take part in the European Union-Latin America and Caribbean Summit (EU-Latam) to be held on May 16 and 17.
Supporters of Peru's former President Alan Garcia react after the announcement that Garcia died in a hospital after shooting himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
A supporter of Peru's former President Alan Garcia cries after the announcement that Garcia died in a hospital after shooting himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
Jorge del Castillo, Secretary General of the Apra party, walks at the hospital where Peru's former President Alan Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019.
Supporters of Peru's former President Alan Garcia react as they try to enter a hospital where Garcia was taken after he shot himself, in Lima, Peru April 17, 2019. REUTERS/Guadalupe Pardo
Peru's President Alan Garcia speaks with U.S. President Barack Obama at the Leaders' Declaration during the APEC Summit in Yokohama, south of Tokyo November 14, 2010.
Peru's President Alan Garcia greets the crowd before delivering a speech to the nation in Congress on Independence Day in Lima July 28, 2007.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) talks to Peru's President Alan Garcia during a visit at the government palace in Lima June 7, 2010. Clinton is in Peru to attend the 40th General Assembly of the Organisation of American States (OAS) in Lima. REUTERS/Mariana Bazo
Former Peruvian president Alan Garcia talks to the media as he arrives at the National Prosecution office in Lima, Peru March 27, 2018.
Peru's President Alan Garcia (L) and Ecuador's President Rafael Correa review an honour guard before a meeting at the Air Force airport in Piura October 22, 2009. Garcia and Correa will take part in the Third Peru-Ecuador Presidential and Ministerial Meeting.
Peru's ex-president Garcia dies after shooting himself
Peru's former president Alan Garcia died in a hospital in Lima on Wednesday after shooting himself as police arrived at his house to arrest him in connection with a bribery probe, authorities said on Wednesday. Garcia, who had repeatedly denied wrongdoing, was 69.