Embassy of Peru, Berlin

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Embassy of Peru in Berlin
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AmbassadorAugusto Arzubiaga
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TheEmbassy of Peru in Berlinis the foremost diplomatic mission of theRepublic of PeruinGermany.The embassy is based in Taubenstraße,Berlin-Mitte;theambassadoris Augusto Arzubiaga.[1]

Apart from the embassy in Berlin, Peru also maintainsconsulates-generalinFrankfurt,[2]Hamburg[3]andMunich.[4]

History[edit]

See also:Germany–Peru relations

As a result of the establishment of consular relations between Peru and the thenGerman Confederation,Peru opened a series ofconsulatesin different states, starting withHamburgin 1840.[5]

As a result ofWorld War I,Peru severed its relations with theGerman Empirein 1917, with the Spanish Embassy taking charge of Peruvian interests in Germany until 1920.[6]This situation again took place duringWorld War IIwithSwitzerlandnow acting as theprotecting powerof Peru, as the embassy in Berlin closed in February 1942.[7]

Embassy in Bonn (1951–2001)[edit]

After Peru andWest Germanynormalized relations in 1951, Peru opened a diplomatic mission inBonn(being preceded by theHotel Königshoffor a short period).[8]Two years later, relations were elevated to embassy level.[9]The embassy's library was targeted in anarsonattack in 1987 on the anniversary of thePeruvian prison massacresthat took place one year prior off the coast ofCallao.[10]

After thereunification of Germanyin 1990, the embassy in Bonn remained open until 2001, when it was moved to Berlin under the government ofAlejandro Toledostarting on November 1.[11]

Embassy in East Berlin (1972–1990)[edit]

After acoup d'étatin 1968 and the establishment of amilitary governmentbyJuan Velasco Alvarado,relations were established withEast Germanyin 1972, with Peru opening an embassy inEast Berlin.[12]The embassy (also accredited toBoliviaafter 1973) was located onOtto-Grotewohl-Straße5, 108Berlin-Mitte(in 1984),[13]later being located on Schadowstrasse 6/IV (in 1988).[14]The ambassador was once recalled in 1986 due to an arms smuggling incident.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^"Nombran embajadores en cuatro países".El Peruano.2022-12-25.
  2. ^"Consulado General del Perú en Frankfurt"(in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.Retrieved8 August2021.
  3. ^"Consulado General del Perú en Hamburgo"(in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.Retrieved8 August2021.
  4. ^"Consulado General del Perú en Munich"(in Spanish). Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru.Retrieved8 August2021.
  5. ^Novak 2012,p. 34.
  6. ^Novak 2012,p. 92–95.
  7. ^Novak 2012,p. 141.
  8. ^Novak 2012,p. 147–148.
  9. ^Novak 2012,p. 149–150.
  10. ^"Aniversario peruano".El País.1987-06-21.
  11. ^Novak 2012,p. 250.
  12. ^Novak 2012,p. 171–172.
  13. ^Lambert's World of Trade, Finance & Economic Development.Vol. 2. Lambert Publications, Incorporated. 1984. p. 272.
  14. ^The Europa Year Book 1988: A World Survey.Vol. 1. Europa Publications. 1988. p. 1143.ISBN978-0-946653-41-6.
  15. ^"Perú retira a su embajador en la RDA por un supuesto envío de armas a la guerrilla".El País.1986-08-14.

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