Events in the year 2021 in Peru.

2021
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Peru

Decades:
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Incumbents

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Prior to elections

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Photo Post Name
  President of Peru Francisco Sagasti
  Prime Minister of Peru Violeta Bermúdez

After the elections

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Photo Post Name
  President of Peru Pedro Castillo
  Prime Minister of Peru Guido Bellido

Events

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January to March

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  • January 27 – A lockdown is enforced in central Peru until February 14 as hospitals near collapse. There have been 1,107,239 confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 40,107 deaths. Studies of the Sinopharm BIBP vaccine will continue during the lockdown. The first one million doses of vaccination are expected to begin in February.[1]
  • February 5 – Venezuelan immigrants and refugees complain of discrimination and xenophobia leading up to elections.[2]
  • February 13 – Óscar Ugarte is sworn in as the fifth health minister in a year after Pilar Mazzetti resigned in scandal after former president Martin Vizcarra jumped to the front of the line for a COVID-19 vaccine.[3]
  • February 13 – Foreign minister Elizabeth Astete resigns after it is shown that government employees were given priority over health workers for COVID-19 vaccines.[4]
  • February 21 – Vacunagate, a scandal related to the application of COVID-19 vaccines to politicians, business leaders, and religious leaders before essential health workers, the collapse of the health system, and the lack of oxygen, threatens the stability of the upcoming elections. Former footballer George Forsyth, leads as a candidate for president with 20% in the polls, but his candidacy has been suspended by the Jurado Nacional Electoral (JNE).[5]
  • March 2 – The government does not appeal a court ruling allowing Ana Estrada, 44, the right to die. Local law still prohibits anyone from assisting voluntary euthanasia.[6]
  • March 7 – Rafael López Aliaga (Popular Renewal party) is accused of urging a coup d'état (Spanish: golpe de estado) after calling for resignation of Interim President Francisco Sagasti. Economist Hernando de Soto (Avanza País party) tweeted, "El viernes salí en favor de la democracia para rechazar el golpe contra la candidaturas de (George) Forsyth y López Aliaga. Hoy salgo para rechazar el golpe que López Aliaga quiere darle al presidente Sagasti" ("On Friday I came out in favor of democracy to reject the blow against the candidacies of (George) Forsyth and López Aliaga. Today I come out to reject the blow that López Aliaga wants to give to President Sagasti.")[7]

April to June

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July to September

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  • 28 July – Pedro Castillo is sworn in as President of Peru.[18]
  • 31 July - At least 40 people were injured after a 6.1 magnitude earthquake struck Sullana.[19]

October to December

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Deaths

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January to March

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April to June

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July to September

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October to December

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Lockdown imposed in central Peru as COVID-19 surges". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. January 27, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ GARCIA CANO, REGINA; MUÑOZ, MAURICIO (February 5, 2021). "Peru's crime worries tainting Venezuelans who want to work". news.yahoo.com. AP. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
  3. ^ "Peru swears in new health minister after COVID vaccine scandal". aljazeera.com. Al Jazeera English. February 13, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "Peru's foreign minister quits over secret vaccination". AP NEWS. 15 February 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  5. ^ "El "Vacunagate" agudiza la incertidumbre electoral en Perú: qué candidatos pierden y cuáles pueden dar el salto con el nuevo escándalo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved February 21, 2021.
  6. ^ Aquino, Marco; Valdez, Carlos (March 3, 2021). "'I am happy': Peruvian woman wins historic battle over right to die". news.yahoo.com. Reuters. Retrieved March 4, 2021. I think it is an achievement not only of mine, not only of my cause, but also an achievement of law and justice in Peru.
  7. ^ "Candidato de la ultraderecha peruana es acusado de golpista por sus oponentes". es-us.noticias.yahoo.com (in Spanish). EFE. March 7, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "La principal candidata de la izquierda a la presidencia de Perú afirmó que "en Venezuela hay una dictadura"". infobae (in European Spanish). April 4, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  9. ^ "Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas: Sendero Luminoso asesinó a 14 personas en el Vraem". Gestion.pe. 24 May 2021. Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  10. ^ "Presunto ataque terrorista deja al menos 18 muertos en la selva central de Perú". www.efe.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on 24 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  11. ^ "Asesinadas 18 personas en un posible ataque de Sendero Luminoso". www.europapress.es. Europa Press. 2021-05-24. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  12. ^ Burt, Jo-Marie (5 June 2021). "Peru's military say Shining Path insurgents killed 16 civilians. Others are not so sure". The Washington Post.
  13. ^ "Peru election: Fujimori cries foul as she falls behind in count". news.yahoo.com. BBC News. Archived from the original on June 10, 2021. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  14. ^ "'We Are Sounding the Alarm': Global Left Warns Right-Wing Fujimori Trying to Steal Election in Peru". Common Dreams. 11 June 2021. Retrieved June 11, 2021.
  15. ^ Rochabrun, Marcelo; Aquino, Marco (13 June 2021). "Peru's Fujimori leads protest to annul votes as Castillo nears win". Reuters.
  16. ^ "NEWS".
  17. ^ Sismo en Mala: balance deja un niño fallecido, 9 damnificados, 105 afectados y 20 heridos, El Peruano, June 23, 2021
  18. ^ "Peru: Pedro Castillo officially becomes President of Republic". 28 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Peru: Magnitude 6.1 earthquake injures dozens". Deutsche-Welle. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  20. ^ Rapper One, el primer ganador de Red Bull Perú, fallece tras luchar contra la COVID-19 (in Spanish)
  21. ^ Excongresista Víctor Crisólogo fallece en Nuevo Chimbote por COVID-19 (in Spanish)
  22. ^ Carlos Burga, histórico boxeador peruano, falleció víctima del coronavirus (in Spanish)
  23. ^ Carlos Tapia, exdiputado y columnista de Perú21, falleció este martes (in Spanish)
  24. ^ Teresa Burga: artista plástica peruana falleció a los 86 años (in Spanish)
  25. ^ Fallece Javier Neves Mujica, destacado abogado y exministro de Trabajo (in Spanish)
  26. ^ Falleció el periodista y relator deportivo Ítalo Villarreal (in Spanish)
  27. ^ Condolencias por el fallecimiento del Sr. Carlos Chacón Galindo» (in Spanish)
  28. ^ Hipólito Chaiña, congresista de bancada Nueva Constitución, falleció este lunes en Arequipa (in Spanish)
  29. ^ "Asesinan a líder indígena en Perú". www.jornada.com.mx (in Spanish). La Jornada. March 1, 2021. Retrieved March 1, 2021.
  30. ^ Un día triste para el fútbol peruano: Miguel Miranda murió a los 54 años (in Spanish)
  31. ^ Falleció el escritor Pedro Novoa a los 46 años (in Spanish)
  32. ^ Adiós, Ernesto Ráez, hombre de teatro (in Spanish)
  33. ^ Luis Bedoya Reyes, fundador del PPC, falleció a los 102 años (in Spanish)
  34. ^ Monseñor Luis Bambarén falleció tras ser diagnosticado con coronavirus (in Spanish)
  35. ^ Excongresista Manuel Dammert falleció a los 72 años víctima del COVID-19 (in Spanish)
  36. ^ Falleció el actor peruano Jorge Chiarella a los 77 años (in Spanish)
  37. ^ Muere exalcalde de Trujillo, Elidio Espinoza, por COVID-19 (in Spanish)
  38. ^ The New York Times: Abimael Guzmán, Leader of Guerrilla Group That Terrorized Peru, Dies at 86
  39. ^ "Fallece congresista Fernando Herrera Mamani, de Perú Libre durante Pleno del Congreso". El Comercio (in Spanish). 25 October 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  40. ^ "Falleció Oscar Catacora, cineasta puneño que dirigió la película Wiñaypacha". La República (in Spanish). 27 November 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
  41. ^ "Falleció Monseñor Raimundo Revoredo Ruiz, C.M." Radio Vincentina. 2021-12-02. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2021-12-28.