2022 in Peru
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Events in the year 2022 in Peru.
Incumbents
- President:
- Pedro Castillo (until 7 December)
- Dina Boluarte (from 7 December)
- Prime Minister:
- Mirtha Vásquez (until 1 February)
- Héctor Valer (1 February - 8 February)
- Aníbal Torres (8 February - 26 November)
- Betssy Chávez (26 November - 7 December)
- Pedro Angulo Arana (11 December - 21 December)
- Alberto Otárola (from 21 December)
Events
- 2 March – Peru voted on a United Nations resolution condemning Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.[1][2]
- 29 March – The protests occur due to COVID-19 and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
- 4 August – Prime minister Aníbal Torres, resigns during multiple criminal investigations against President Pedro Castillo, however Castillo rejected his resignation.[3]
- 5 October – One person is killed and 2 others are injured by a magnitude 5.8 earthquake in Piura.[4]
- 18 November – LATAM Perú Flight 2213
- 26 November – Prime minister Aníbal Torres, resigns again, and was replaced by Betssy Chávez[5]
- 7 December – 2022 Peruvian self-coup attempt:
- Peruvian President Pedro Castillo announces the dissolution of the Congress of the Republic, the imposition of a curfew, the creation of an "emergency" government and early parliamentary election hours before his third impeachment attempt. He is arrested shortly after he leaves the Government Palace.[6]
- Prime Minister Betssy Chávez announces her resignation.[7]
- Peruvian First Vice President Dina Boluarte sworn in as president after Castillo's arrest.[8]
- Protests erupt across Peru following the ousting of President Pedro Castillo. Dozens are injured and many are taken hostages during the commotion.[9]
- 14 December - President Boluarte declares 30-day of state emergency and deploys military throughout Peru following violent protests.[10]
- 15 December - The army opens fire at protestors in Ayacucho, killing 9 and injuring 55.[11]
- 16 December - Peruvian Minister of Education Patricia Correa and Culture Minister Jair Pérez resign from their position due to rising casualties in the protests.[12]
Sport
Deaths
- 12 January – Luis Castañeda, politician (born 1945).[13]
- 21 May - Heddy Honigmann, documentary filmmaker (born 1951)
- 14 July - Francisco Morales-Bermúdez, 112th Prime Minister and 51st President of Peru (born 1921)[14]
- 4 August - Diego Bertie, musician and actor (born 1967)
- 8 December - Martha Hildebrandt, linguist and politician (born 1925)[15]
References
- ^ Borger, Julian (2022-03-02). Written at Washington, D.C.. "UN votes to condemn Russia's invasion of Ukraine and calls for withdrawal". The Guardian. London. Archived from the original on 2022-03-02. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ Saric, Ivana; Basu, Zachary (2022-03-02). "141 countries vote to condemn Russia at UN". Axios. Archived from the original on 2022-03-06. Retrieved 2022-03-07.
- ^ "Peru PM resigns as investigations target President Castillo". Reuters. 3 August 2022.
- ^ "Earthquake with a magnitude of 5.6 strikes Peru-Ecuador border -EMSC". Reuters. 2022-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ "Peru's Castillo names Betssy Chavez as new prime minister". Reuters. 2022-11-25. Retrieved 2022-11-25.
- ^ Aquino, Marco (2022-12-07). "New Peru president sworn in after predecessor Castillo ousted". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ LR, Redacción (2022-12-07). "Betssy Chavéz presentó su renuncia irrevocable a la PCM tras golpe de Estado de Pedro Castillo". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ^ Kestler-D'Amours, Ali Harb,Jillian. "Peru's Congress swears in new president after Castillo removed". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "At least 20 injured as protesters and police clash in Peru days after president's ouster". CNN. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
- ^ "Peru's armed forces to take control of key infrastructure amid protests". Reuters. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Protests at Peru's Ayacucho region leave eight dead". TVP. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ "Peru ministers resign after protest deaths as new government wobbles". Reuters. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
- ^ Luis Castañeda Lossio: Médico personal de exalcalde confirmó causa de su muerte (in Spanish)
- ^ Francisco Morales Bermúdez falleció a los 100 años
- ^ PERU21, NOTICIAS (8 December 2022). "¿De qué murió Martha Hildebrandt a los 97 años en su casa de Miraflores hoy 8 de diciembre? RAE lingüista | política peruana | CULTURA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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