Draft:Raúl Jiménez Chávez
Peruvian Army lieutenant (1969–1997)
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Raúl Gustavo Jiménez Chávez[2] (September 25, 1969 — April 22, 1997) was a lieutenant of the Peruvian Army who served as a member of Chavín de Huántar Command, a unit of the Peruvian Armed Forces created in response to the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. He was one of two members killed during the military operation that successfully put an end to the siege. He was posthumously elevated to captain.[3]
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Raúl Jiménez Chávez | |
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| Nickname | Lobo[1] |
| Born | September 25, 1969 Talara, Peru |
| Died | April 22, 1997 (aged 27) Lima, Peru |
Cause of death | Blunt force trauma |
| Buried | Jardines de la Paz |
| Allegiance |  Peru |
Branch | Peruvian Army |
Service years | 1992–1997 |
Rank | Lieutenant Captain (posthumous) |
| Unit | Chavín de Huántar Command |
Conflicts | Cenepa War Internal conflict in Peru |
| Education | San José National School Chorrillos Military School |
Biography
Jiménez was born in Talara on September 25, 1969, the son of Raúl Jiménez Rivera and María Chávez Salazar.[4] He studied at the Colegio Nacional San José of Chiclayo, graduating in 1986,[5] and later joined Chorrillos Military School in 1988, leaving for Tumbes four years later as a lieutenant to later join the commandos' school. During the Cenepa War, he served under the 5th Army Division at El Milagro Base and two border outposts.[6] He was also an active participant during the period of terrorism in the country.[7]
Jiménez was one of 148 people chosen to be part of Chavín de Huántar Command, a unit established to carry out a military operation to end the Japanese embassy hostage crisis. The night the embassy was besieged by terrorists, Jiménez had proposed to his girlfriend, Claudia Barrantes Carrillo, accompanied by his parents. The couple was to marry on November 8.[3][8] Jiménez was killed while clearing "room H," located on the building's second floor, where a number of magistrates were held. He was shot at[6][9] and fatally wounded in the neck by a hand grenade.[10][3]
Jiménez was buried at Jardines de la Paz, a cemetery in La Molina District.[3][11] Although initial reports claimed that Jiménez was, alongside hostage Carlos Giusti, a victim of friendly fire,[12] these claims were later discredited.[3][6]
Jiménez was posthumously declared a "Defender of Democracy" (Defensor de la democracia), a title awarded by the Peruvian Congress, in 2017.[13] A bust of Jiménez was unveiled at Bolívar Square in 2018,[14] and another one was unveiled at his alma mater in Chiclayo in 2025.[5]