Events in the year 2017 in Peru.

Incumbents

* President: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski * First Vice President: Martín Vizcarra * Second Vice President:

Mercedes Aráoz Mercedes Rosalba Aráoz Fernández (born 5 August 1961) is a Peruvian economist, professor, and politician who served as Second Vice President of Peru from 2016 to 2020. At the beginning of her political career, she served as Minister of Fore ...

* Prime Minister: Fernando Zavala Lombardi (until September 17),

(starting September 17)

Events

* The

2017 Peru flood Seventeen or 17 may refer to: *17 (number), the natural number following 16 and preceding 18 * one of the years 17 BC, AD 17, 1917, 2017 Literature Magazines * ''Seventeen'' (American magazine), an American magazine * ''Seventeen'' (Japanese m ...

was a

natural disaster A natural disaster is "the negative impact following an actual occurrence of natural hazard in the event that it significantly harms a community". A natural disaster can cause loss of life or damage property, and typically leaves some econ ...

in Peru in which more than 100 000

home A home, or domicile, is a space used as a permanent or semi-permanent residence for one or many humans, and sometimes various companion animals. It is a fully or semi sheltered space and can have both interior and exterior aspects to it. H ...

s were demolished, over 100 bridges washed out, and multiple roadways rendered inoperable. Over 70 people have lost their lives as a result of the flooding.

Publications

* Francisco Sagasti and Lucía Málaga Sabogal's book ''Un desafío persistente. Políticas de ciencia, tecnología e innovación en el Perú del siglo 21''.

Cinema

* ''La última tarde'' (The last evening) by Joel Calero.

Deaths

January

*20 January – José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1940).

March

*27 March – Armando Nieto, Roman Catholic priest and historian (b. 1931).

April

*11 April – José Ramón Gurruchaga Ezama, Roman Catholic prelate, Bishop of Huaraz and Lurin (b. 1931). *23 April –

Luis Pércovich Roca Luis Pércovich Roca (14 July 1931 – 23 April 2017) was a Peruvian politician. Pércovich served as the President of the Chamber of Deputies from July 1981 to July 1982. He served as Prime Minister of Peru from 14 October 1984 to 28 July 1985. ...

, politician, Prime Minister 1984–1985 (b. 1931).

June

*14 June –

Luis Abanto Morales Luis Abanto Morales (25 August 1923 – 14 June 2017) was a Peruvian singer and composer. Born in Trujillo, Peru, his childhood was spent in Cajabamba where, after his father died, he was cared for by his paternal grandmother. His early st ...

, singer and composer (b. 1923)

July

*14 July –

Pedro Richter Prada Pedro Ángel Richter Fernández-Prada (4 January 1921 – 14 July 2017) was a Peruvian politician who was the prime minister of Peru from January 31, 1979, until July 28, 1980. On December 28, 2007, the Italian government issued an arrest warran ...

, politician, Prime Minister 1979–1980 (b. 1921). *20 July –

Wilindoro Cacique Juaneco y Su Combo is a Peruvian cumbia band formed in Pucallpa, Peru in 1966. History Juaneco y Su Combo was originally founded by the amateur saxophonist Juan Wong Paredes as Juaneco y su Conjunto. In 1969, Paredes handed over control of the ba ...

, 75, Amazonian cumbia musician ( Juaneco y Su Combo).

August

*21 August – Arturo Corcuera, poet (b. 1935). *28 August –

Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza Angélica Mendoza de Ascarza (b. 1 October 1929 – d. 28 August 2017) was a Peruvian Quechua people, Quechua human rights activist. She is considered to be a symbol of human rights in Peru and of Disappearances in Peru from 1980 to 2000, tho ...

, human rights activist (b. 1929).

September

*13 September –

Saby Kamalich Saby Kamalich, born Sabina Fantoni Kamalich, (13 May 1939 in Lima, Peru – 13 September 2017 in Mexico City, Mexico) was a Peruvian- Mexican actress, known for her work in television and film. Her father Antonio Fantoni was from Italy, and he ...

, film and television actress (b. 1939). *24 September –

Carlos Vidal Layseca Carlos Vidal Layseca (4 February 1931 – 24 September 2017) was a Peruvian physician. He led the Ministry of Health from 1990 to 1991 and later served as rector of Cayetano Heredia University Cayetano Heredia University ( es, link=no, Unive ...

, physician, Minister of Health and Rector of Cayetano Heredia University (b. 1931).

October

*9 October – Fernando de Szyszlo, painter, sculptor and printmaker (b. 1925). *19 October – Miguel Ángel Loayza, football player (b. 1940).Fútbol peruano de luto: falleció histórico jugador Miguel Loayza

References

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