| Embassy of Serbia in Lima | |
| Location: | San Isidro, Lima, Peru |
| Address: | Carlos Porras Osores 360 |
| Opened Date: | 1968 |
| Closing Date: | 2009 |
The Embassy of the Republic of Serbia in Peru was the diplomatic mission of the Republic of Serbia to the Republic of Peru. From its establishment in 1968 until 2006, the embassy represented the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia and its successor, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Its closure was announced in May 2009.[1]
Serbia is currently accredited to Peru from its embassy in Buenos Aires.[2] An honorary consulate opened in Lima in July 2019.[3] [4]
See main article: Peru–Yugoslavia relations. Relations between Peru and the then Kingdom of Yugoslavia date back to the 1920s,[5] as the latter had established an honorary consulate in Lima, and the former had consulates in Belgrade and Zagreb by 1929.[6] The former also had a Croat minority present in the city's capital, Callao and Cerro de Pasco,[7] represented by the Yugoslav Society in central Lima.[8] [9] During World War II, Peru established economic and consular relations with the Yugoslav government-in-exile in October 1942.[10] The consulate and embassy accredited to Peru were then located in Santiago de Chile.[11]
After Juan Velasco Alvarado's coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde and the establishment of his so-called revolutionary government, Peru reestablished relations with the countries of the second world, including the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1967.[12] [13] Thus, the Yugoslav consulate was opened in Lima, replacing the honorary consulate.[10] Relations were then upgraded to embassy level on December of the following year, and the Yugoslav ambassador presented his credentials on January 9, 1971.[10]
During the internal conflict in Peru, due to the region's support of the Peruvian government and lack of support for the terror group, embassies of the Eastern Bloc were attacked by the Shining Path on several occasions, such as in 1986, when the Soviet embassy was attacked,[14] or in 1987, when the North Korean embassy was bombed.[15] The Yugoslav embassy was not spared from the conflict either, as it was also the target of an unsuccessful bombing on September 4, 1981.[16]
After the breakup of Yugoslavia, Peru continued relations with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro)[17] and its other successor states. The Peruvian embassy in Belgrade closed in 2006,[18] [19] instead accrediting its ambassadors in the former country's neighbouring regions to the successor states of Yugoslavia, including now independent Serbia. On the other hand, the Serbian embassy's closure was announced and finalized in 2009,[1] with the Serbian mission in Buenos Aires becoming accredited to Peru instead.[2] The Peruvian recognition of the independence of Kosovo was the main reason for the closure of the Serbian embassy in Lima.
| Name | Term begin | Term end | Head of state | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Yugoslav ambassador to Peru.[20] [21] | ||||
| As ambassador.[22] | ||||
| As ambassador;[23] previously served as consul-general.[24] | ||||
| As ambassador.[25] [26] | ||||
| As ambassador. | ||||
| As ambassador.[27] | ||||
| As ambassador. | ||||
| ? | As ambassador. | |||
| before | after | As chargé d'affaires.[28] | ||
| before | As chargé d'affaires (a.i.).[29] [30] [31] | |||
| As ambassador.[32] [33] | ||||
Conversión de las Sociedades Slavas de Beneficiencia en Sociedades Yugoslavas de Beneficiencia: "Como consecuencia de la creación del Estado de Yugoslavia, las Sociedades Slavas de Beneficiencia que existían tanto en el Callao como en Cerro de Pasco cambiaron su nombre por el de Sociedades Yugoslavas de Beneficencia.
La sociedad que había sido fundada en el Callao en 1906, cambió su nombre en 1922 por el de Sociedad Yugoslava de Beneficencia. Ese mismo año la institución dejó la sede del Callao y se trasladó a Lima. Esto fue por el hecho de que la mayoría de los eslavos residía en la ciudad capital. Paulatinamente, varios de los yugoslavos que antes residían en el interior del país (sobre todo en ciudades de la sierra central) se habían ido trasladando a Lima. Por ejemplo, en 1923 fue elegido Nicolás Lale en el cargo de presidente de la institución, quien había sido uno de los fundadores de la Sociedad de Beneficiencia creada en Cerro de Pasco en 1881."
"En Lima, la institución tuvo inicialmente una sede en la calle Santo Toribio, en el centro de Lima (cerca de la iglesia de San Francisco); luego se trasladó a la calle San José, donde compartió el local de la empresa del Sr. Mateo Galjuf. En 1942, la institución pasó al local del Jr. Callao, en la esquina con el Jr. Camaná, hasta que se mudó en 1945 a su local propio de la calle San Martín, en el distrito de Magdalena del Mar. En 1968, esta institución se trasladó definitivamente a la Av. San Felipe, distrito de Jesús María, lugar donde funciona hasta la fecha [2009]."
"Durante este periodo el Consulado yugoslavo estuvo a cargo del croata Antonio Ciurlizza, quien desempeñó el cargo desde 1920 hasta 1947. Como secretario del Consulado estuvo Andrés Puljižević (natural de Dubrovnik), quien durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial dirigió la revista Mundo Slavo que se editaba en Lima. El Consulado en Perú era un cargo honorario, mientras que el Consulado oficial y la Embajada de Yugoslavia estaban en Santiago de Chile.
En el año 1943, vino al Perú el embajador de Yugoslavia Dr. Kolombatović. La sede de la embajada de Yugoslavia estaba en Santiago de Chile. Desde los años posteriores a la Segunda Guerra Mundial, el Perú no tuvo relaciones diplomáticas con Yugoslavia, las que se restablecieron en la década de 1979."