Luis Edgardo Merkado Harrin ( Spanish: Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín , September 19, 1919 , Lima , Peru - June 18, 2012 , ibid.) - Peruvian statesman and military leader, Prime Minister of Peru (1973-1975).
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| The president | Juan Velasco Alvarado | ||||||
| Predecessor | Ernesto Montagnier Sanchez | ||||||
| Successor | Francisco Morales Bermudez | ||||||
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| The president | Juan Velasco Alvarado | ||||||
| Predecessor | Miguel Mujica Gallo | ||||||
| Successor | Miguel Angel de la Flor | ||||||
| Birth | September 19, 1919 Lima , Peru | ||||||
| Death | June 18, 2012 (92 years) Lima , Peru | ||||||
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| Profession | military | ||||||
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Biography
He graduated from the National College in Takne, then - the military school of Chorrillos.
- 1946 - promoted to captain, became assistant to the president José Bustamante y Rivero
- 1948-1951 - instructor at the school of artillery (Escuela de Artilleria Peruano del Ejército), since 1951 - its professor
- 1955-1960 - Head of the Research and Development Department at the Higher Military Academy (Guerra High School), at the same time the head of the artillery group Mariscal Mar Nr. 6
- 1960-1963 - Head of the Information Department, then - Chief of Staff of the first light division
- 1963-1966 - Professor at the Center for Applied Military Studies
- 1966-1968 - Director of Public Relations of the Army Academy (Escuela Mayor del Ejército), and then - Commander of the Center for Military Education. At the same time he was a professor of communications and strategy at the National School of Research
- 1968-1971 - after the military coup he was appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs of Peru
- 1972-1973 - commander-in-chief of the army
- 1973-1975 - Prime Minister of Peru
In 1975 he retired and was engaged in scientific and journalistic activities.