Spanish: Escuela Militar de Chorrillos | |
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| Motto | Spanish: Disciplina, Moral y Equidad |
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Motto in English | Discipline, Moral and Equity |
| Type | Military academy |
| Established | January 30, 1830 |
| President | Brig. Gen. Carlos Alberto Rabanal Calderon |
| Address | Av. Escuela Militar S/N, Chorrillos , , |
| Website | www |
The Chorrillos Military School (Spanish : Escuela Militar de Chorrillos) is the institution in charge of the undergraduate education of officers of the Peruvian Army.
The school was opened in 1830 during the first government of Agustín Gamarra and was relocated to Chorrillos, Lima, Peru in 1888, hence its name. [1]
As of 2019 [update] , its director was Brigade General Carlos Rabanal Calderon. [2]
It was also the alma mater of Manuel Noriega (1962), [3] Vladimiro Montesinos (1966), [4] and Hugo Chávez Frías (1974). [5]
It contains the Escuela de Comandos (Commando School). In 1997, a replica of the Japanese Diplomatic Residency was secretly built there. Tunnels were dug and the rescue plan was practiced again and again until perfect for the Operation Chavin de Huantar that ended the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. As of 2008 [update] it still existed and was considered a monument to those who took part in the rescue, and sometimes still used in training. [6]
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Chavín de Huántar is an archaeological site in Peru, containing ruins and artifacts constructed as early as 1200 BC, and occupied until around 400–500 BC by the Chavín, a major pre-Inca culture. The site is located in the Ancash Region, 434 kilometers (270 mi) north of Lima, at an elevation of 3,180 meters (10,430 ft), east of the Cordillera Blanca at the start of the Conchucos Valley.
Chavin may refer to:
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PERU'S NEW MILITARY SCHOOL Formally Opened at Chorrillos In A Stirring Patriotic Speech By President Piorola.(subscription required)
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