Carlos García y García


Carlos García y García was a Peruvian politician and Baptist pastor. He served as Second Vice President of Peru from 1990 to 1992 during the administration of President Alberto Fujimori. Though García y García was a member of Fujimori's Change 90 political party, he publicly condemned Fujimori's coup and constitutional crisis, which took place on 5 April 1992.
García y García, a Baptist minister, also served as the President of the National Evangelical Council. In July 2002, García y García was awarded the Medalla de Honor del Congreso for his defense of democracy and the Constitution during the 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis.
Carlos García y García died on 10 May 2016. His wake and viewing was held at a church in the Lince District of Lima on 12 May 2016.