Carlos_Tapia_García

Carlos Tapia García

Carlos Tapia García

Peruvian politician, researcher, analyst, editor, and engineer (1941–2021)

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 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]

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Tapia died from COVID-19 at the Edgardo Rebagliati Martins National Hospital in Lima on January 19, 2021, at the age of 79.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "Carlos Tapia, exdiputado y columnista de Perú21, falleció este martes". Perú.21. 2021-01-19. Archived from the original on 2021-01-20. Retrieved 2021-03-02.
  2. [2]
    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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