2017 in Peru
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Events in the year 2017 in Peru.
Incumbents
- President: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski
- First Vice President: Martín Vizcarra
- Second Vice President: Mercedes Aráoz
- Prime Minister: Fernando Zavala Lombardi (until September 17), Mercedes Aráoz (starting September 17)
Events
- The 2017 Peru flood was a natural disaster in Peru in which more than 100 000 homes were demolished, over 100 bridges washed out, and multiple roadways rendered inoperable.[1] Over 70 people have lost their lives as a result of the flooding.[2]
Deaths
- 20 January – José Luis Astigarraga Lizarralde, Roman Catholic bishop (b. 1940).[3]
- 14 June – Luis Abanto Morales, singer and composer (b. 1923)
References
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