The Ministry of Defense of Peru ( es, Ministerio de Defensa del Perú) is the government ministry responsible for safeguarding

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on land, sea and air. It exercises command over the

Peruvian Armed Forces The Peruvian Armed Forces ( es, Fuerzas Armadas del Perú) are the military services of Peru, comprising independent Army, Navy and Air Force components. Their primary mission is to safeguard the country's independence, sovereignty and territor ...

composed of the

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, the

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and the

Air Force An air force – in the broadest sense – is the national military branch that primarily conducts aerial warfare. More specifically, it is the branch of a nation's armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an ...

. , the

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Jorge Chávez Jorge Antonio Chávez Dartnell (January 13, 1887 – September 27, 1910), also known as Géo Chávez, was a Peruvian aviator. At a young age, he achieved fame for his aeronautical feats. He died in 1910 after a heavy wind broke the wings of ...

History

The Ministry of Defense of Peru was created by Law No. 24654 on 1 April 1987, during the government of

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Alan García Alan Gabriel Ludwig García Pérez (; 23 May 1949 – 17 April 2019) was a Peruvian politician who served as President of Peru for two non-consecutive terms from 1985 to 1990 and from 2006 to 2011. He was the second leader of the Peruvian Apri ...

. It absorbed the previous Ministries of War, Navy and Aeronautics as well as the ''Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas'' (Joint Chiefs of Staff) and the National Defence Secretariat.

Organization

The

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under his command is organized as follows: * ''Secretaría General'' (General Secretariat) * ''Viceministerio de Asuntos Administrativos y Económicos'' (Viceministry of Administrative and Economic Matters) * ''Viceministerio de Asuntos Logísticos y de Personal'' (Viceministry of Logistics and Personnel Matters) * ''Dirección Nacional de Política y Estrategia'' (National Directorate of Politics and Strategy) * ''Comando Conjunto de las Fuerzas Armadas'' ( Joint Command of the Armed Forces) * ''Ejército del Perú'' (

Peruvian Army The Peruvian Army ( es, Ejército del Perú, abbreviated EP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with safeguarding the independence, sovereignty and integrity of national territory on land through military force. Additional missi ...

) * ''Marina de Guerra del Perú'' (

Peruvian Navy The Peruvian Navy ( es, link=no, Marina de Guerra del Perú, abbreviated MGP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with surveillance, patrol and defense on lakes, rivers and the Pacific Ocean up to from the Peruvian littoral. Addit ...

) * ''Fuerza Aérea del Perú'' (

Peruvian Air Force The Peruvian Air Force ( es, link=no, Fuerza Aérea del Perú, FAP) is the branch of the Peruvian Armed Forces tasked with defending the nation and its interests through the use of air power. Additional missions include assistance in safeguardin ...

)

References

External links

Official Website

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