Pedro Richter Prada

Pedro Ángel Richter Fernández-Prada (4 January 1921[1][2] – 14 July 2017)[3] was a Peruvian politician who was the prime minister of Peru from January 31, 1979 until July 28, 1980.[4] On December 28, 2007, the Italian government issued an arrest warrant for Prada for the disappearance of 25 Italian citizens in the 1970s.[5] In February 2015 a trial started in Italy related to Operation Condor, there were indictments against 32 people, including Richter Prada. He was charged with aggravated murder.[6] Richter Prada also served as Minister of Defense and Commander-in-Chief of the Army.[7] Richter Prada died on 14 July 2017 at the age of 96.[8]

Pedro Richter-Prada
Prime Minister of Peru
In office
31 January 1979  28 July 1980
PresidentFrancisco Morales Bermúdez
Preceded byÓscar Molina Pallochia
Succeeded byManuel Ulloa Elías
Minister of the Interior
In office
18 May 1971  30 August 1975
PresidentJuan Velasco Alvarado
Preceded byArmando Artola Azcárate
Succeeded byCésar Campos Quesada
Minister of Defense
In office
31 January 1979  28 July 1980
PresidentJuan Velasco Alvarado
Preceded byÓscar Molina Pallochia
Succeeded byJorge Muñiz Luna
Personal details
Born
Pedro Ángel Richter Fernández-Prada

January 4, 1921
Ayacucho, Peru
DiedJuly 14, 2017(2017-07-14) (aged 96)
Lima, Peru
NationalityPeruvian
ProfessionMilitary

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Óscar Molina Pallochia
Prime Minister of Peru
1979  1980
Succeeded by
Manuel Ulloa Elías
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