Events in the year 2018 in

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Incumbents

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese f ...

Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro is a masculine given name. Pedro is the Spanish, Portuguese, and Galician name for '' Peter''. Its French equivalent is Pierre while its English and Germanic form is Peter. The counterpart patronymic surname of the name Pedro, meani ...

(until 23 March),

Martín Vizcarra Martín Alberto Vizcarra Cornejo (; born 22 March 1963) is a Peruvian engineer and politician who served as President of Peru from 2018 to 2020. Vizcarra previously served as Governor of the Department of Moquegua (2011–2014), First Vice Pre ...

(since 23 March) * First Vice President:

(until 23 March) *

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is ...

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 Forei ...

Events

*2 January – The

2018 Pasamayo bus crash Around 12:00 (17:00 UTC) on 2 January 2018 a Peruvian bus carrying 57 passengers from Huacho to Lima went over a cliff after being struck by a tractor trailer near Pasamayo, Peru, killing 51 people and injuring at least 5 others. It is the dea ...

, killing at least 48. *14 January – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru. *23 March – First Vice President

becomes new President of Peru after

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of President

Publications

* José Sabogal Wiesse: ''Agricultura tradicional yunga'' (Yunga traditional agriculture).

Story

* Gabriela Cuba Espinoza: ''Sólo humanos'' (Only human).

Anthology

* Gloria Mendoza Borda (anthologist): ''Un otoño azul'' (A blue autumn).

Cinema

* ''Todos somos marineros'' (We are all sailors) by Miguel Ángel Moulet.

Deaths

*17 January –

Augusto Polo Campos Augusto Armando Polo Campos (25 February 1932 – 17 January 2018) was a Peruvian composer. Life Born in Puquio, Polo Campos is considered one of the best Peruvian composers of all time. He was author of many popular international hits which ...

, composer (b. 1932) *19 February –

Hernán Alzamora Hernán Alzamora (12 April 1927 – 19 February 2018) was a Peruvian hurdler Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes ...

, hurdler, (b. 1927) *19 February – Daniel Peredo, sports journalist (b. 1969) *27 March –

José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins (2 June 1930 – 27 March 2018) was a Roman Catholic bishop. Garaycoa Hawkins was born in Peru and was ordained to the priesthood in 1961. He served as titular bishop of Horæa and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Cath ...

, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1930) *5 April –

Jaime Thorne León Jaime Fernando Thorne León (11 September 1943 – 5 April 2018) was a Peruvian politician who served as the Minister of Defense under the administration of President Alan García Pérez, from September 2010 to July 2011.Minister of Defense A defence minister or minister of defence is a cabinet official position in charge of a ministry of defense, which regulates the armed forces in sovereign states. The role of a defence minister varies considerably from country to country; in so ...

(2010–2011) (b. 1943). * 16 July – Jaime Guardia, charango player (b. 1933) * 27 July – Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (b. 1938)

References

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