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]

Carlos Tapia
Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner
In office
2001–2003
PresidentValentín Paniagua
Alejandro Toledo
Preceded byMary Beame (1977)
Succeeded byDonna Hanover
Deputy of the Chamber of Deputies of Peru for Lima Metropolitan
In office
July 28, 1985 – July 27, 1990
Personal details
Born(1941-07-11)July 11, 1941
Lima, Peru
DiedJanuary 19, 2021(2021-01-19) (aged 79)
Lima, Peru
Political partyUnited Left
Alma materSan Cristóbal of Huamanga University

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

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