Jorge Ortiz-Sotelo, chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, will be delivering a lecture titled “Defeating the Shining Path: A Lesson in Combating Terrorism in Peru” from 3 to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in 205 Gorgas Library.
Ortiz-Sotelo will be speaking on his experience as a Peruvian marine in the final battles between the military forces of Peru in the late 1980s and the capture of the leader of the Shining Path Movement.
“He will give students an inside look at someone who participated in a long war to suppress the Shining Path and improve life,” said history professor, Lawrence Clayton, a close friend of Ortiz-Sotelo’s. “He was involved in a defining moment in modern Peru. He has occupied some pretty important posts in Peru. He was the head in commission of the settlement of a longtime border dispute between Peru and Ecuador, and has been involved in different levels of diplomacy.”
Together, Clayton and Ortiz-Sotelo meet on a regular basis to write about the history of maritime across the Americas.
As chairman of the Peruvian Institute of Politics and Economics, Ortiz-Sotelo is the brains behind a think tank that produces paper on issues of national importance that affect the course of national politics and international relations, Clayton said.
Among his numerous accomplishments and responsibilities, Ortiz-Sotelo is also the editor of an international journal and works in several organizations with members across Latin America and Europe.
While visiting the University, Ortiz-Sotelo will also be lecturing privately in different classes on the relations between Peru and Cuba. The lecture held in 205 Gorgas Tuesday is free and open to the public.
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