Carlos García y García

Carlos García y García (19 November 1927 – 10 May 2016) was a Peruvian politician and Baptist pastor. He served as the Second Vice President of Peru from 1990 to 1992 during the Presidency of Alberto Fujimori.[1] Though García y García was a member of Fujimori's Cambio 90, he publicly condemned Fujimori's coup and constitutional crisis, which took place on 5 April 1992.[2][3]

Carlos García y García
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
July 28, 1990 – April 5, 1992
PresidentAlberto Fujimori
Preceded byLuis Alva Castro
Succeeded byVacant (César Paredes Canto elected in 1995)
Personal details
Born(1927-11-19)19 November 1927
Peru
Died10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 88)
Lima, Peru
Political partyCambio 90
ProfessionBaptist pastor

García y García, a Baptist minister, also served as the President of the National Evangelical Council (Concilio Nacional Evangélico).[2] In July 2002, García y García was awarded the Medalla de Honor del Congreso (Grand Officer) for his defense of democracy and the Constitution during the 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis.[2]

Carlos García y García died on 10 May 2016 at the age of 88.[2][3] His wake and viewing was held at a church in the Lince District of Lima on 12 May 2016.[2]

References
  1. "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
  2. "Falleció Carlos García y García, el ex segundo vicepresidente de Fujimori que se opuso al autogolpe". La República. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 11 March 2017.
  3. "Falleció ex segundo vicepresidente Carlos García y García". El Comercio (Peru). Retrieved 11 March 2017.
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