Armando Villanueva
Peruvian Politician, 121st Prime Minister
Born
November 25th, 1915
109 years ago
Died
April 14th, 2013
11 years ago — 97 years old
Category
Leaders & Politicians
Country
Peru
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Served as Prime Minister of Peru
Held the role of Minister of Agriculture
Acted as Minister of Economy
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