2016 in Peru
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This article lists events from the year 2016 in Peru.
Incumbents
- President: Ollanta Humala (until 28 July) Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (from 28 July)
- First Vice President: Marisol Espinoza (until 28 July) Martín Vizcarra (from 28 July)
- Second Vice President: Omar Chehade (until 28 July) Mercedes Aráoz (from 28 July)
- Prime Minister: Pedro Cateriano (until 28 July) Fernando Zavala Lombardi (from 28 July)
Events
- 10 April – 2016 Peruvian general election
- 28 July – Pedro Pablo Kuczynski took over as president
Publications
Poetry
- Rossella Di Paolo: La silla en el mar (The chair in the sea).
Novel
- Isabel Sabogal: Un Universo dividido (A divided Universe).
Anthology
- Ricardo Silva Santisteban (anthologist): Antología general de la traducción en el Perú (General anthology of translation in Peru), volume VII.
Cinema
- Extirpator of Idolatries by Manuel Siles.
- Videophilia (and Other Viral Syndromes) by Juan Daniel F. Molero.
Sport
- 5-21 August – Peru at the 2016 Summer Olympics: 29 competitors in 11 sports
Deaths
- 17 February – Eduardo Chirinos, poet (b. 1960).[1]
- 26 February – Juan Conway McNabb, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1925).[2]
- 6 March – María Rostworowski, historian (b. 1915).[3]
References
- ^ "Falleció Eduardo Chirinos, destacado poeta peruano". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ Patricia Trebe (2 March 2016). "Bishop John C. McNabb dies". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
- ^ "Falleció María Rostworowski, destacada historiadora peruana". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 6 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
Links
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