2024 in Peru
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Events in the year 2024 in Peru.
Incumbents[edit]
- President:
- Prime Minister:
- Alberto Otárola (until 5 March)
- Gustavo Adrianzén (since 6 March)
Events[edit]
March[edit]
- 5 March – Prime Minister Alberto Otárola resigns after recordings of an alleged conversations with a former lover are released by the media appearing to show Otárola granting government contracts to her.[1]
- 30 March – Authorities raid President Dina Boluarte's residence in Surquillo, Lima as part of an investigation into allegations over her failure to declare luxury watches in her assets in what later becomes known as the Rolexgate case.[2][3]
April[edit]
- 22 April – Psychologist and polymyositis patient Ana Estrada becomes the first person in the country to die from legally-assisted suicide following a successful eight-year legal battle.[4]
- 28 April – A bus plunges into a river in Cajamarca Department, killing 25 people and injuring 13.[5]
May[edit]
- 10 May – The Health Ministry officially classifies transsexualism as a mental disorder, sparking protests from LGBT advocates.[6]
- 11 May – Authorities launch an investigation into President Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling.[7]
- 17 May – A vacancy motion is filed in Congress against President Boluarte, citing “moral incapacity” in the wake of investigations into the Rolexgate case and the arrest of her brother Nicanor.[8]
- 26 May – Four people are killed and 30 others are injured in a level-crossing collision between a bus and a freight train in La Oroya.[9]
Scheduled events[edit]
- 26–31 August – 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships at Lima[10]
Art and entertainment[edit]
Holidays[edit]
Source:[11]
- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 28 March – Maundy Thursday
- 29 March – Good Friday
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 7 June – Flag Day
- 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
- 28–29 July – Independence Day
- 30 August – Santa Rosa de Lima
- 8 October – Battle of Angamos
- 1 November – All Saints' Day
- 8 December – Immaculate Conception
- 9 December – Battle of Ayacucho
- 25 December – Christmas Day
Deaths[edit]
- 8 January – Gonzalo García Núñez, 76, economist and politician, Lima City councilman (1984–1989) and director of BCRP (2001–2006).[12]
- 11 January – Roberto Abugattás, 80, Olympic high jumper (1964, 1968).[13]
- 29 January – Fernando Acevedo, 77, Olympic sprinter (1968, 1972).[14]
References[edit]
- ^ "Peru's Prime Minister Otarola resigns over allegations of influence-peddling". France 24. 6 March 2024. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ "Peru President Dina Boluarte's home raided in luxury watch investigation". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
- ^ "Home of Peru's president raided in search of luxury watches". The Guardian. 2024-03-30. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ "Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after fighting in court for years". Associated Press. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Peru bus crash kills 25, injures 13". Reuters. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 30 April 2024.
- ^ "Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder". France 24. May 18, 2024.
- ^ "Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested". Reuters. May 11, 2024.
- ^ "Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office". Associated Press. 17 May 2024. Retrieved 17 May 2024.
- ^ "4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru". Associated Press. 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Council selects host cities for future World Athletics Series events". World Athletics. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Peru Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ Calderón, Camila (2024-01-08). "Gonzalo García Núñez, exdirector del BCRP y exregidor de Lima, falleció este lunes a los 76 años". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Falleció el ex atleta peruano Roberto Abugattás Aboud". ATV (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-01-11.
- ^ "Fernando Acevedo, exatleta peruano, falleció a los 77 años". El Comercio (in Spanish). 2024-01-29. ISSN 1605-3052. Retrieved 2024-01-29.
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