The Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Peru to the Argentine Republic is the official representative of the

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to the Argentine Republic. Both countries established relations in 1822, with both countries having come into existence as a result of Argentine-born José de San Martín's campaigns in the River Plate and

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during the

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. The first Peruvian representative to Argentina was

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. Relations have continued since, having been warm for the most part, with the exception of a scandal during the

Cenepa War The Cenepa War (26 January – 28 February 1995), also known as the Alto Cenepa War, was a brief and localized military conflict between Ecuador and Peru, fought over control of an area in Peruvian territory (i.e. in the eastern side of the Cord ...

in 1995.

List of representatives

References

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Ambassadors

List of representatives

See also

References