Carlos Tapia García
Carlos Tapia | |
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Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner | |
In office 2001–2003 | |
President | Valentín Paniagua Alejandro Toledo |
Preceded by | (1977) |
Succeeded by | Donna Hanover |
Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru for Lima Metropolitan | |
In office July 28, 1985 – July 27, 1990 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Lima, Peru | July 11, 1941
Died | January 19, 2021 Lima, Peru | (aged 79)
Political party | United Left |
Alma mater | San Cristóbal of Huamanga University |
Carlos Tapia García (July 11, 1941 – January 19, 2021) was a Peruvian politician, researcher, analyst, editor, and engineer. He served in the Chamber of Deputies of Peru, the former lower house of Congress, from 1985 to 1990 as a member of the United Left alliance.[1] He was later appointed as a Commissioner on the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which investigated human rights abuses committed by Shining Path and other groups during the Internal conflict in Peru in the 1980s and 1990s. Tapia served on the truth commission from 2001 to 2003.[1][2]
Tapia died from COVID-19 at the in Lima on January 19, 2021, at the age of 79.[1][2]
References[]
- ^ a b c "Carlos Tapia, exdiputado y columnista de Perú21, falleció este martes". Perú.21. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
- ^ a b Castro, Jonathan (2021-01-20). "Falleció Carlos Tapia, exintegrante de la Comisión de la Verdad". El Comercio (Peru). Archived from the original on 2021-02-25. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
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- 1941 births
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- Members of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru
- People from Lima
- Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Peru
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