Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Aprista Party and to date the only party member ever to have served as President. Mentored by the founder of the APRA,Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre,he served in the Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979. Elected to the Peruvian Congress in 1980,he rose to the position of General Secretary of the APRA in 1982,and was subsequently elected to the presidency in 1985 in a landslide victory at the age of 35 years.
Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calahumana was a Bolivian general and politician who served as interim president of Peru in 1827,the interim president of Peru from 1836 to 1838 and the sixth president of Bolivia from 1829 to 1839. He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation from 1836 to 1839,a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavors.
Miguel María Grau Seminario was a Peruvian Navy officer and politician best known for his actions during the War of the Pacific. He was nicknamed "Gentleman of the Seas" for his kind and chivalrous treatment of defeated enemies and is held in high esteem by both Peruvians and Chileans. Grau is an iconic figure for the Peruvian navy,and one of the most famous naval officers from the Americas.
The Battle of Ayacucho was a decisive military encounter during the Peruvian War of Independence. This battle secured the independence of Peru and ensured independence for the rest of South America. In Peru it is considered the end of the Spanish American wars of independence in this country,although the campaign of Antonio Joséde Sucre continued through 1825 in Upper Peru and the siege of the fortresses Chiloéand Callao eventually ended in 1826.
Ollanta Moisés Humala Tasso is a Peruvian politician and former military officer who served as President of Peru from 2011 to 2016. Originally a socialist and left-wing nationalist,he is considered to have shifted towards neoliberalism and the political centre during his presidency.
JoséAntonio Urquizo Maggia is a Peruvian politician (PNP). He served as a Congressman representing Ayacucho from 2006 to 2016.
Pedro Blanco Soto was a Bolivian soldier and politician and president of the Republic of Upper Peru,an unrecognized entity that emerged in the limits of the department of La Paz and,which claimed the territory of the Republic of Bolivia. He held the position for a short time before being killed by his opponents in a convent called La Recoletta in Sucre on New Year's Day 1829. A small plaque now marks the spot in the Museo de la Recoletta. He was well known for his pro-Peruvian stance and this is generally the reason attributed to his assassination. He was also a distinguished officer during the Peruvian War of Independence.
Chilean-Peruvian relations are the historical and current bilateral relations between the adjoining South American countries of the Republic of Chile and the Republic of Peru. Peru and Chile have shared diplomatic relations since at least the time of the Inca Empire in the 15th century. Under the Viceroyalty of Peru,Chile and Peru had connections using their modern names for the first time. Chile aided in the Peruvian War of Independence by providing troops and naval support.
Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández is a Peruvian economist,professor,and politician who served as Second Vice President of Peru from 2016 to 2020. At the beginning of her political career,she served as Minister of Foreign Trade and Tourism from 2006 to July 2009,after which she was appointed briefly as Minister of Production,and finally as Minister of Economy and Finance,all portfolios under the second presidency of Alan García.
Otto Napoleón Guibovich Arteaga is a Peruvian politician and a former soldier who served as the Commanding General of the Peruvian Army from 2008 to 2010. General Guibovich previously served as commander of the Center Military Region. He assumed his assignment on December 5,2008,replacing General Edwin Donayre.
On July 29 every year,the Grand Military Parade of Peru celebrating the anniversary of Peru's declaration of independence from Spain in 1821 is held in Lima,the national capital,by members of the Peruvian Armed Forces and the National Police of Peru and is presided over by the President of Peru and his First Family,members of the Council of Ministers of Peru and the Congress of the Republic of Peru,other civil officials,ecclesiastical leaders,the Diplomatic Corps of Peru,and other invited guests,among them commanders and other officers and personnel of the Armed Forces and the National Police.
The second presidency of Alan García (2006–2011) began with the successful economic growth of the country recovering from the crisis of the first presidency of Alan García in the 1980s. Presidents Alberto Fujimori (1990–2000) and Alejandro Toledo (2001–2006) began with new neoliberal economic policies after García's crisis.
Pedro Álvaro Cateriano Bellido is a Peruvian lawyer and politician who served as Prime Minister of Peru from July to August 2020,under Martín Vizcarra's administration. He previously served as Ollanta Humala's minister of defense from July 2012 to April 2015,and prime minister from April 2015 to July 2016.
Since 2016,Peru has been plagued with political instability and a growing crisis,initially between the President,Pedro Pablo Kuczynski and Congress,led de facto by Keiko Fujimori. The crisis emerged in late 2016 and early 2017 as the polarization of Peruvian politics increased,as well as a growing schism between the executive and legislative branches of government. Fujimori and her Fujimorist supporters would use their control of Congress to obstruct the executive branch of successive governments,resulting with a period of political instability in Peru.
Luis Carlos Antonio Iberico Núnez is an Argentine-born Peruvian journalist and politician. Throughout his journalistic career,he served in various news stations during the 1980s and 1990s. He gained prominence for his fight against the Alberto Fujimori administration,denouncing several allegations of corruption involving the press. Alongside Fernando Olivera,he presented the first "Vladi-videos" that would prove the major corruption operations headed by Intelligence Chief Vladimiro Montesinos. His role in Fujimori's downfall would gain him support in a career in politics.
Luis Alberto Otárola Peñaranda is a Peruvian attorney and politician who was the Prime Minister of Peru from 2022 until his resignation in 2024. He previously served as Minister of Defense twice,under Ollanta Humala and Dina Boluarte.
Arnaldo Panizo Avasolo was a Peruvian general of the 1857–1860 Ecuadorian–Peruvian War and the War of the Pacific as well as a key commander of the Lima campaign.
Mariano Santos Mateo was a Peruvian Civil Guard officer who fought in the War of the Pacific. He became famous by capturing,during the Battle of Tarapacá,the war ensign of the 2nd Infantry Regiment "Maipo" of the Chilean Army,for which he was nicknamed the Brave Man of Tarapacá.
The Pink House is a 2017 Peruvian crime drama thriller film written and directed by Palito Ortega Matute. It premiered in March 2017 at the San Diego Latino Film Festival. It was released posthumously on May 3,2018 in Peruvian cinemas. It is one of the most awarded Peruvian films of recent years. According to the director,it is the biggest movie he has been able to produce.
The Fourth Upper Peru campaign was an unsuccessful invasion in 1817 by the rebel United Provinces of the Río de la Plata,during the Argentine War of Independence,of Upper Peru,which was still under control of Spanish troops.
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