César Paredes Canto

César Alipio Paredes Canto (22 November 1941 – 7 May 2018) was a Peruvian academic and former Fujimorist politician who served as Second Vice President of Peru between 1995 and 2000 during the second term of Alberto Fujimori.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Paredes and the second or maternal family name is Canto.
César Paredes Canto
Second Vice President of Peru
In office
July 28, 1995 – July 28, 2000
PresidentAlberto Fujimori
Preceded byCarlos García y García (1992)
Succeeded byRicardo Márquez Flores
Personal details
Born
César Alipio Paredes Canto

(1941-11-22)22 November 1941
Cajamarca, Peru
Died7 May 2018(2018-05-07) (aged 76)
Cajamarca, Peru
Nationality Peruvian
Political partyCambio 90-New Majority
ProfessionAcademic

Early life and career

Parades was born in Cajamarca on 22 November 1941. He was rector of the National University of Cajamarca and served the National Assembly of Rectors as president between 1992 and 1999. Paredes was a member of the Fujimorist Cambio 90-New Majority alliance and was elected as the Second Vice President of Peru in the 1995 elections and was Second Vice President during the second term of President Alberto Fujimori from 1995 to 2000. After serving for one term as Second Vice President, Paredes Canto didn't run for re-election as Second Vice President. In the 2001 elections, he ran for Congress for a seat under the People's Solution coalition, but was not elected and retired from politics.[1] He died on 7 May 2018 of a heart attack.[2]

References
  1. "Presidentes y vicepresidentes desde 1980 en Perú, crisis y realidades". 26 July 2018.
  2. "Ex vicepresidente César Paredes muere por infarto". La República (in Spanish). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.


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