2026 in Peru

• President: José Jerí (until 17 February); José María Balcázar (since 18 February)
• Prime Minister: Ernesto Álvarez Miranda (until 22 February); Denisse Miralles (24 February – 17 March); Luis Arroyo Sánchez (since 17 March)

• 17 February – Congress removes President José Jerí from office for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen.^[1]
• 18 February – Congress elects José María Balcázar as interim president.^[2]
• 22 February – A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Peruvian Air Force crashes in Chala Viejo, Chala District, killing all 15 people on board.^[3]
• 23 February –
  • Hernando de Soto is announced as the new Prime Minister of Peru. Later that day, de Soto declines the appointment.^[4][5]
  • Two people are killed in a landslide in Arequipa.^[6]
• 24 February – Denisse Miralles is inaugurated as prime minister.^[7]
• 25 February – A state of emergency is declared in more than 700 districts nationwide due to flooding and landslides.^[8]

• 5 March – The Inter-American Court of Human Rights holds the Peruvian state responsible for the 1997 death of a woman who died from the forced sterilization program of president Alberto Fujimori and orders it to pay $340,000 in compensation to the victim's heirs.^[9]
• 7 March – At least 44 people are injured in a bombing at a nightclub in Trujillo, La Libertad Department.^[10] Three people are arrested the next day.^[11]
• 17 March – Denisse Miralles resigns as prime minister before a confirmatory vote could be taken in Congress.^[12] She is replaced by Luis Arroyo Sánchez.^[13]
• 23 March –
  • A tourist bus plunges into a ravine in Huarochirí Province, killing 10 people and injuring 15.^[14]
  • A minibus collides with a truck in Caylloma Province, killing 13 people.^[15]

• 12 April – 2026 Peruvian general election (first round)^[16]
• 22 April – 2026 Peruvian general election: Defense minister Carlos Díaz and foreign minister Hugo de Zela resign in protest against president Balcázar's decision to defer a purchase agreement to buy 24 F-16 fighter jets from the United States pending the result of the presidential election.^[17]

• List of Peruvian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

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• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 2 April – Maundy Thursday
• 3 April – Good Friday
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 7 June – Flag Day
• 29 June – Feast of Saints Peter and Paul
• 28–29 July – Independence Day
• 30 August – Santa Rosa de Lima
• 8 October – Battle of Angamos
• 1 November – All Saints' Day
• 8 December – Immaculate Conception
• 9 December – Battle of Ayacucho
• 25 December – Christmas Day