2018 in Peru

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Events in the year 2018 in Peru.

• President: Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (until 23 March), Martín Vizcarra (since 23 March)
• First Vice President: Martín Vizcarra (until 23 March)
• Prime Minister: Mercedes Aráoz

• 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]

• José Sabogal Wiesse: Agricultura tradicional yunga (Yunga traditional agriculture).

• Gabriela Cuba Espinoza: Sólo humanos (Only human).

• Gloria Mendoza Borda (anthologist): Un otoño azul (A blue autumn).

• Todos somos marineros (We are all sailors) by Miguel Ángel Moulet.

• 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)