2024 in Peru explained

See also: 2024 in South America.

Events in the year 2024 in Peru.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Dina Boluarte
• Prime Minister:
  • Alberto Otárola (until 5 March)
  • Gustavo Adrianzén (since 6 March)

Events

March

• 5 March – Prime Minister Alberto Otárola resigns after recordings of an alleged conversations with a former lover are released by the media appearing to show Otárola granting government contracts to her.^[1]
• 30 March – Authorities raid President Dina Boluarte's residence in Surquillo, Lima as part of an investigation into allegations over her failure to declare luxury watches in her assets in what later becomes known as the Rolexgate case.^{[2] [3]}

April

• 22 April – Psychologist and polymyositis patient Ana Estrada becomes the first person in the country to die from legally-assisted suicide following a successful eight-year legal battle.^[4]
• 28 April – A bus plunges into a river in Cajamarca Department, killing 25 people and injuring 13.^[5]

May

• 10 May – The Health Ministry officially classifies transsexualism as a mental disorder, sparking protests from LGBT advocates.^[6]
• 11 May – Authorities launch an investigation into President Boluarte for disbanding a police force that was investigating her brother Nicanor Boluarte, who was arrested for alleged influence peddling.^[7]
• 17 May – A vacancy motion is filed in Congress against President Boluarte, citing “moral incapacity” in the wake of investigations into the Rolexgate case and the arrest of her brother Nicanor.^[8]
• 26 May – Four people are killed and 30 others are injured in a level-crossing collision between a bus and a freight train in La Oroya.^[9]

June

• 19 June – Two soldiers are convicted of raping nine teenagers in Manta District, Huancavelica Department from 1984 to 1994 during the Peruvian conflict and sentenced to between six and 12 years' imprisonment.^[10]
• 25 June – The Ministry of Health announces that it will stop labeling transgender individuals as suffering from mental disorders, but will instead use the term "gender discordance".^[11]
• 28 June – A magnitude 7.2 earthquake strikes off the coast of the Department of Arequipa.^[12]

July

• 4 July – The Peruvian Congress votes 15–12 to pass a bill introducing a statute of limitations on prosecuting crimes against humanity committed before July 2002.^[13] The measure formally becomes law on 9 August.^[14]
• 16 July – At least 23 people are killed and 13 others are injured when a bus veers off a cliff and crashes on a highway in the Ayacucho region in the Andes mountains.^[15]

August

• 7 August – Stefano Peschiera wins a bronze medal representing Peru at the 2024 Summer Olympics in sailing, Peru's first Olympic medal in 32 years.^[16]
• 14 August:
  • Luis Fernando Figari, the founder of the Catholic organisation Sodalitium Christianae Vitae, is expelled from the movement by Pope Francis following an investigation into allegations of sexual and psychological abuse and corruption.^[17]
  • Gianfranco Torres-Navarro, the leader of the Los Killers de Ventanilla y Callao criminal gang accused of 23 murders in the Callao area, is arrested by US authorities in New York.^[18]
• 26–31 August – 2024 World Athletics U20 Championships at Lima^[19]

September

• 3 September – A clash between the isolated indigenous Mashco-Piro community and loggers attempting to clear a forest path near their territory in Madre de Dios Department results in the deaths of two loggers, with two more missing.^[20]
• 11 September – Former president Alberto Fujimori dies from tongue cancer in Lima at the age of 86.^[21]
• 18 September – President Dina Boluarte issues a state of emergency for the departments of Amazonas, San Martín, and Ucayali, which have been significantly impacted by wildfires that have killed at least sixteen people.^[22]
• 21 September – 2024 Peru wildfires: Wildfires reach at least seven archaeological sites and near the indigenous Shipibo-Conibo community.^[23]

October

• 21 October – Former president Alejandro Toledo is sentenced to 20 years' imprisonment by the National Superior Court of Specialized Criminal Justice for taking bribes as part of the Odebrecht case.^[24]

November

• 7 November – Agustín Lozano, the president of the Peruvian Football Federation, is arrested in Lima on charges that include fraud, extortion and money laundering.^[25]
• 14 November – The Chancay Mega-port, the first Chinese-funded port in the country, is inaugurated.^[26]
• 15–16 November – The APEC Peru 2024 summit is held in Lima.^[27]

Art and entertainment

• List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

Holidays

^[28]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 28 March – Maundy Thursday
• 29 March – Good Friday
• 1 May – Labour Day
  • 7 June – Flag Day 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• 28–29 July – Independence Day
• 30 August – Santa Rosa de Lima
• 8 October – Battle of Angamos
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 9 December – Battle of Ayacucho
• 25 December – Christmas Day

Deaths

• 8 January – Gonzalo García Núñez, 76, economist and politician, Lima City councilman (1984–1989) and director of BCRP (2001–2006).^[29]
• 11 January – Roberto Abugattás, 80, Olympic high jumper (1964, 1968).^[30]
• 29 January – Fernando Acevedo, 77, Olympic sprinter (1968, 1972).^[31]
• 11 August: Carlos Germán Belli, poet.
• 11 September – Alberto Fujimori, president (1990-2000)
• 22 October – Gustavo Gutiérrez, Catholic priest and proponent of liberation theology.^[32]

External links

• Online calendar

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peru's Prime Minister Otarola resigns over allegations of influence-peddling . 6 March 2024 . . 6 March 2024 . en .
2. Web site: Peru President Dina Boluarte's home raided in luxury watch investigation . 2024-03-30 . . en.
3. News: 2024-03-30 . Home of Peru's president raided in search of luxury watches . 2024-04-04 . . en-GB . 0261-3077.
4. Web site: Psychologist becomes first person in Peru to die by euthanasia after fighting in court for years . 23 April 2024 . 23 April 2024. Associated Press.
5. News: 30 April 2024 . Peru bus crash kills 25, injures 13 . 30 April 2024 . Reuters.
6. Web site: May 18, 2024 . Protest after Peru classifies transsexuality as mental disorder . .
7. Web site: May 11, 2024 . Peru authorities investigate president as brother arrested . .
8. Web site: 17 May 2024 . Peruvian lawmakers begin yet another effort to remove President Dina Boluarte from office . 17 May 2024 . . en .
9. Web site: 26 May 2024 . 4 people killed and over 30 injured after a bus and a cargo train collide in Peru . 26 May 2024 . . en .
10. Web site: June 20, 2024 . Former Peruvian soldiers get prison in rapes of teenagers during country's armed conflict . .
11. Web site: June 25, 2024 . Peru to stop labeling transgender people as mentally ill . .
12. News: Powerful 7.2 magnitude earthquake hits southern Peru, no risk of tsunami . en . 28 June 2024 . CNN . 28 June 2024.
13. Web site: Peru's Congress approves statute of limitations for crimes against humanity committed before 2002 . 2024-07-05 . ABC News . en.
14. Web site: Peru enacts law restricting prosecution of crimes against humanity, favoring former leader Fujimori . 2024-08-11 . Associated Press . 9 August 2024 . en.
15. Web site: Bus crash kills at least 23 people in Peru's Andes . 2024-07-16 . Al Jazeera . en.
16. Web site: STEFANO PESCHIERA GIVES HISTORIC BRONZE TO PERU AT PARIS 2024 . 2024-07-16 . Panam Sports . en.
17. Web site: Vatican expels founder of Peru's Sodalitium religious movement after probe into abuses, corruption . 15 August 2024 . AP News . 14 August 2024 . en.
18. Web site: US arrests reputed Peruvian gang leader wanted for 23 killings in his home country . 16 August 2024 . AP News . 15 August 2024 . en.
19. Web site: 14 August 2023 . Council selects host cities for future World Athletics Series events . 24 November 2023 . World Athletics.
20. Web site: September 3, 2024 . Clash between isolated indigenous group and loggers leaves two dead in Peru's Amazon . .
21. Web site: Former Peruvian leader Alberto Fujimori dies at 86 . BBC. en. September 12, 2024. September 12, 2024.
22. Web site: 23 September 2024 . Peru declares state of emergency in regions scorched by forest fires . .
23. News: September 23, 2024 . Fires burn out of control in Peru, hitting crops and archaeological sites . Reuters .
24. Web site: October 22, 2024 . Peru's ex-president Toledo gets more than 20 years in prison in case linked to corruption scandal . .
25. Web site: November 7, 2024 . Peru arrests the country's soccer boss as part of a criminal investigation into fraud . .
26. Web site: November 14, 2024 . Xi inaugurates South America's first Chinese-funded port in Peru . .
27. Web site: November 17, 2024 . APEC closes in Peru, China's Xi urges freer trade and criticizes tariffs as backward . .
28. Web site: Peru Public Holidays 2024. 24 November 2023 . Public Holidays Global.
29. Web site: Calderón . Camila . 2024-01-08 . Gonzalo García Núñez, exdirector del BCRP y exregidor de Lima, falleció este lunes a los 76 años . 2024-01-11 . infobae . es-ES.
30. Web site: Falleció el ex atleta peruano Roberto Abugattás Aboud . 2024-01-11 . ATV . 11 January 2024 . es.
31. News: 2024-01-29 . Fernando Acevedo, exatleta peruano, falleció a los 77 años . 2024-01-29 . El Comercio . es-PE . 1605-3052.
32. News: Peruvian theologian the Rev. Gustavo Gutiérrez, father of influential liberation theology, has died . 23 October 2024 . 23 October 2024 . Associated Press . en.