Events in the year 2019 in Peru.
Incumbents President: Martín Vizcarra Prime Minister: César Villanueva (until 8 March) Salvador del Solar (from 11 March)
Events 23 January — Former president Alberto Fujimori (1990-2000) is sent back to complete a 25 year sentence in prison after the Supreme Court of Peru overturns his presidential pardon. 27 January — The 2019 Abancay landslide. 8 March — Amid growing unpopularity, Prime Minister Cesar Villanueva resigns and is succeeded by Salvador del Solar. 10 April — Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, President of Peru from 2016 to 2018, is arrested and held in preventive prison for 10 days by court order for active involvement in the Operation Car Wash and for laundering on behalf of Westfield Capital. 17 April — Former president Alan Garcia Perez(1985-1990, 2006-2011) commits suicide before being detained by Peruvian authorities for laundering and corruption. 26 May — An 8.0 magnitude earthquake strikes Ucayali and Loreto, killing 2.
Publications Novel Teresa Ruiz Rosas: Estación delirio
Deaths
January - June 17 January – Tulio Mora, poet. 16 February – Juan Incháustegui, engineer and politician, Minister of Energy and Mines and of Industry, Foreign Trade and Tourism (b. 1938). 17 February – Carlos Flores, footballer (b. 1974). 21 March – Gonzalo Portocarrero, sociologist, social scientist and essayist (b. 1949).Falleció el ensayista peruano Gonzalo Portocarrero 17 April – Alan García, politician (b. 1949).Ex-President Alan García of Peru Is Dead After Shooting Himself During Arrest 11 June – Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias, philosopher (b. 1918)Falleció Francisco Miró Quesada Cantuarias 24 June – José Huerta, Peruvian politician (b. 1948)Peru's defence minister dies of heart attack at 71
July - December 14 July – Miguel Gutiérrez, writer (b. 1940)Fallece escritor peruano Miguel Gutiérrez a los 75 años 27 July – Máximo Mosquera, footballer (b. 1928)Máximo 'Vides' Mosquera falleció: ídolo de Municipal dejó de existir 11 September – Ricky Tosso, actor (b. 1960; cancer)Ricky Tosso fallece a los 56 años tras una larga lucha contra el cáncer 1 November – Rodolfo Hinostroza, poet (b. 1941)Muere el poeta Rodolfo Hinostroza
See also
2019 Pan American Games
References