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Events in the year 2018 in Peru.
Incumbents
- President: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (until 23 March), Martín Vizcarra (since 23 March)
- First Vice President: Martín Vizcarra (until 23 March)
- Prime Minister: Mercedes Aráoz
Events
- 2 January – The 2018 Pasamayo bus crash, killing at least 48.[1][2]
- 14 January – A 7.1 magnitude earthquake struck Peru.
- 23 March – First Vice President Martín Vizcarra becomes new President of Peru after resignation of President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski.[3]
- 24 April – 2018 Lima fire attack, causes 10 to be injured and 1 death.[4]
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, composer (b. 1932)
- 19 February – Hernán Alzamora, hurdler, (b. 1927)
- 19 February – Daniel Peredo, sports journalist (b. 1969)
- 27 March – José Hugo Garaycoa Hawkins, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1930)
- 5 April – Jaime Thorne León, politician, Minister of Defense (2010–2011) (b. 1943).[5]
- 16 July – Jaime Guardia, charango player (b. 1933)
- 27 July – Marco Aurelio Denegri, Peruvian television host and sexologist (b. 1938)
References
- ↑ "At least 48 dead when bus plunges onto rocky beach in Peru". Associated Press. 3 January 2018.
- ↑ Jones, Sheena; Plaza, Elizabeth (3 January 2018). "At least 48 dead in Peru bus crash". CNN. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Martín Vizcarra sworn in as Peru's new president as embattled Kuczynski exits". The Guardian. 23 March 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
- ↑ "Ataque en Miraflores: Chofer del bus dio detalle clave para capturar a Carlos Hualpa [VIDEO] | LIMA" (in Spanish). 25 April 2018.
- ↑ "Muere a los 74 años exministro de Defensa Jaime Thorne". lucidez.pe (in Spanish). 6 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
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