Luis Giampietri
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Luis Giampietri Rojas is a retired admiral of the Peruvian Navy
and a politician with the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
party. Giampietri ran successfully as Alan García's vice-presidential candidate in the 2006 Peruvian election
, and was sworn in on 28 July 2006.
Giampietri was one of the naval officers implicated in the massacre
on El Frontón
, a prison island off the coast of Callao
. The massacre took place during Alan García's administration, on June 18, 1986, after Shining Path
prisoners staged an uprising at El Frontón and two other prisons. All the prisoners involved in the rebellion were killed, and Human Rights Watch
claimed that evidence suggested that "no fewer than ninety" of the prisoners killed were victims of extrajudicial executions.
On December 17, 1996, Giampietri was taken hostage by the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
(MRTA) during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis
. He reportedly concealed a radio from the MRTA throughout his captivity, and managed to contact the Peruvian security forces with it.
Since February 2007, Mr. Giampietri is working ahead of the CEAN
or Extraordinary Commission for APEC, in Spanish initials. And has arranged 127 international meetings so far, successfully. These meetings will be held in nine different major cities as Lima (Peru's capital), Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Iquitos, Piura, and Tumbes; and possibly Cusco.
Peruvian Navy
The Peruvian Navy is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to 200 nautical miles from the Peruvian littoral...
and a politician with the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
American Popular Revolutionary Alliance
The Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana is a centre-left Peruvian political party.At the legislative elections held on 9 April 2006, the party won 22.6% of the popular vote and 36 out of 120 seats in the Congress of the Republic...
party. Giampietri ran successfully as Alan García's vice-presidential candidate in the 2006 Peruvian election
Peruvian national election, 2006
The first round of the 2006 Peruvian national election was held on April 9, 2006 to elect the President of the Republic, two Vice-Presidents, 120 Members of Congress, and five Peruvian members of the Andean Parliament , for the 2006-2011 period.No single presidential ticket obtained more than half...
, and was sworn in on 28 July 2006.
Giampietri was one of the naval officers implicated in the massacre
Peruvian prison massacres
The Peruvian prison massacres occurred on June 18–19, 1986, after a series of riots in the San Pedro, Santa Mónica, and El Frontón prisons in Lima and Callao...
on El Frontón
El Frontón
El Frontón is an island off the coast of Callao, Peru.For much of El Frontón's history, the island was used as a prison. Fernando Belaúnde Terry, who was twice president of Peru, was imprisoned on the island as a political prisoner. During his imprisonment, Belaúnde Terry made an unsuccessful...
, a prison island off the coast of Callao
Callao
Callao is the largest and most important port in Peru. The city is coterminous with the Constitutional Province of Callao, the only province of the Callao Region. Callao is located west of Lima, the country's capital, and is part of the Lima Metropolitan Area, a large metropolis that holds almost...
. The massacre took place during Alan García's administration, on June 18, 1986, after Shining Path
Shining Path
Shining Path is a Maoist guerrilla terrorist organization in Peru. The group never refers to itself as "Shining Path", and as several other Peruvian groups, prefers to be called the "Communist Party of Peru" or "PCP-SL" in short...
prisoners staged an uprising at El Frontón and two other prisons. All the prisoners involved in the rebellion were killed, and Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch
Human Rights Watch is an international non-governmental organization that conducts research and advocacy on human rights. Its headquarters are in New York City and it has offices in Berlin, Beirut, Brussels, Chicago, Geneva, Johannesburg, London, Los Angeles, Moscow, Paris, San Francisco, Tokyo,...
claimed that evidence suggested that "no fewer than ninety" of the prisoners killed were victims of extrajudicial executions.
On December 17, 1996, Giampietri was taken hostage by the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement
The Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement was a Marxist revolutionary group active in Peru from the early 1980s to 1997 and one of the main actors in the internal conflict in Peru...
(MRTA) during the Japanese embassy hostage crisis
Japanese embassy hostage crisis
The Japanese embassy hostage crisis began on 17 December 1996 in Lima, Peru, when 14 members of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement took hostage hundreds of high-level diplomats, government and military officials and business executives who were attending a party at the official residence of...
. He reportedly concealed a radio from the MRTA throughout his captivity, and managed to contact the Peruvian security forces with it.
Since February 2007, Mr. Giampietri is working ahead of the CEAN
CEAN
CEAN is an acronym for the Comprehensive Erlang Archive Network.It follows the tradition of the Comprehensive TeX Archive Network, Comprehensive Perl Archive Network and the Comprehensive R Archive Network....
or Extraordinary Commission for APEC, in Spanish initials. And has arranged 127 international meetings so far, successfully. These meetings will be held in nine different major cities as Lima (Peru's capital), Arequipa, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Iquitos, Piura, and Tumbes; and possibly Cusco.