2025 in Peru

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Events in the year 2025 in Peru.

Incumbents

• President:
  • Dina Boluarte
• Prime Minister:
  • Gustavo Adrianzén

Events

January

• 3 January — In Mariscal Luzuriaga Province (Ancash), a bus falls into the Pacosbamba River, leaving eight dead and 25 injured.^[1]
• 20 January
  • In Trujillo, a criminal organization detonates an explosive in front of a public ministry prosecutor's office, injuring two people.^[2]
  • Pope Francis dissolves the Sodalitium of Christian Life (Society of Apostolic Life based in Peru) after serious irregularities.^[3]

February

• 11 February — Héctor Miguel Cabrejos Vidarte officially resigns as Archbishop of Trujillo amid criticism over his failure to stop abuses by the Catholic organization Sodalitium Christianae Vitae when he was president of the Peruvian Episcopal Conference.^[4]
• 14 February — A bridge along the Pan-American Highway collapses near Chancay as a bus and a car is passing over, killing two people.^[5]
• 18 February — A man believed to be under the influence of alcohol or drugs is arrested after hitting the Inca-era Twelve-angled stone in Cuzco with a hammer, causing "irreversible damage".^[6]
• 21 February — Real Plaza Trujillo roof collapse: The roof of the food court of the Real Plaza Trujillo collapses, killing eight people.^[7]

March

• 4 March — The trial of former president Pedro Castillo for his failed attempt to dissolve Congress in 2022 begins.^[8]
• 16 March — Cumbia singer and Armonía 10 [es] member Paul Flores is killed in a shooting in San Juan de Lurigancho.^[9]
• 17 March — A 30-day state of emergency is declared in Lima due to rising violence.^[10]
• 21 March — The Congress of the Republic approves a motion of censure against Interior Minister Juan José Santiváñez [es] , following the increase in insecurity nationwide.^[11]

April

• 2 April – US President Donald Trump imposes a 10% tariff on imports from Peru.^[12]
• 15 April – Former president Ollanta Humala and his wife Nadine Heredia are convicted and sentenced to 15 years' imprisonment for money laundering over their involvement in the Odebrecht scandal.^[13]

May

• 2 May – The Peruvian Navy ship Ucayali collides with an oil platform at the junction of the Napo and Amazon rivers, killing two people.^[14]
• 4 May – The bodies of 13 gold miners abducted in the previous week are found inside a mine in Pataz province.^[15]
• 8 May – American-born dual citizen Robert Prevost, who served as bishop of Chiclayo from 2014 to 2023, is elected Pope and takes the name Leo XIV.^[16]

Art and entertainment

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

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Peru

Source:^[17]

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 17 April – Maundy Thursday
• 18 April – 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

• 7 January – Walter Martos, 67, military officer and politician, prime minister (2020) and minister of defence (2019–2020).^[18]
• 31 January – Carlos Ferrero, 83, prime minister (2003–2005), member (1992–2006) and president (2000–2003) of Congress.^[19]
• 10 February – Oscar Medelius, 69, member of Congress (1995–2000) and president of Sport Boys (1995).^[20]
• 13 April – Mario Vargas Llosa, 89, writer (The Time of the Hero, The War of the End of the World, The Feast of the Goat), Nobel Prize laureate (2010), presidential candidate (1990).^[21]

References

1. "Tragedy in the Mountains of Peru: Bus Accident Leaves Six Dead and Several Missing - teleSUR English". Ground News. 2025-04-30. Retrieved 2025-04-30.
2. "Peru declares state of emergency following bomb attack against Public Ministry". www.jurist.org. 2025-01-20. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
3. "Pope dissolves Peru-based Catholic movement after 'sadistic abuses'". The Guardian. Associated Press. 2025-01-20. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-02-12.
4. Franklin, Briceno (12 February 2025). "Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse". AP News.
5. "Two dead, dozens injured as bridge collapses, bus crashes into river in Peru". France 24. 15 February 2025.
6. "Peru's 12-Angle Stone vandalized, causing 'irreversible damage'". France 24. 19 February 2025.
7. "At least 3 dead, 20 injured after food court roof collapses in Peru". The Straits Times. 22 February 2025.
8. "Peru's 'first poor president' on trial for rebellion". France 24. 4 March 2025. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
9. "Popular singer shot dead by hitmen in Peru, prompting state of emergency in capital over extortion killings". CBS News. 2025-03-17. Retrieved 2025-03-18.
10. "Peru declares an emergency and deploys the army as violence surges in the capital". AP News. 2025-03-19. Retrieved 2025-03-20.
11. "Peru's Congress votes to oust the interior minister for failing to halt killings". The Independent. 2025-03-21. Retrieved 2025-03-22.
12. Witherspoon, Andrew (2025-04-09). "Full list of Trump's tariffs: a country-by-country look after the 90-day pause". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-04-16.
13. "Peru's ex-president and first lady sentenced to 15 years jail". BBC. 15 April 2025. Retrieved 16 April 2025.
14. "Two dead after Peruvian navy ship hits oil platform". Suriname Times. Retrieved 2025-05-05.
15. "Peru kidnapping leaves 13 dead in gold mine". BBC. 4 May 2025. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
16. "Rejoicing Peruvians see Pope Leo XIV as one of their own after his many years in Peru". AP News. 9 May 2025. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
17. "Peru Public Holidays 2025". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 17 October 2024.
18. "Murió Walter Martos, exministro de Defensa y expresidente del Consejo de Ministros" (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 January 2025.
19. Aguilar, Alejandro (1 February 2025). "Falleció Carlos Ferrero Costa, excongresista y expresidente del Consejo de Ministros en el Gobierno de Alejandro Toledo". Infobae. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
20. "Asesinan al excongresista Óscar Medelius de 20 balazos en Carabayllo". El Comercio. 10 February 2025. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
21. "Mario Vargas Llosa, giant of Latin American literature, dies aged 89". The Guardian. 14 April 2025. Retrieved 14 April 2025.

External links

• Online calendar