Carlos García y García

Peruvian politician and pastor

Carlos García y García

Second Vice President of Peru
In office July 28, 1990 – April 5, 1992
President	Alberto Fujimori
Preceded by	Luis Alva Castro
Succeeded by	César Paredes Canto (1995)
Member of the Chamber of Deputies
In office July 28, 1956 – July 18, 1962
Constituency	Piura

Personal details
Born	(1927-11-19)19 November 1927^{[citation needed]} Peru
Died	10 May 2016(2016-05-10) (aged 88) Lima, Peru
Nationality	Peruian
Political party	Cambio 90
Profession	Baptist pastor

Carlos García y García (19 November 1927^{[citation needed]} – 10 May 2016) was a Peruvian former Fujimorist politician and Baptist pastor.

Political career

He served as the Second Vice President of Peru from July 28, 1990, to April 5, 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]

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]

Death

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

References

^ "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "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.
^ ^a ^b "Falleció ex segundo vicepresidente Carlos García y García". El Comercio (Peru). Retrieved 11 March 2017.