1972 in Peru

This article lists events from the year 1972 in Peru.

← 1971 1970 1969 1972 in Peru → 1973 1974 1975
Decades:	1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
See also:	Other events of 1972 Timeline of Peruvian history

Incumbents

• President: Fernando Belaúnde Terry
• Vice President of Peru: Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín
• Prime Minister: Ernesto Montagne Sánchez

Events

• 12 April – Carmen Amelia Ampuero is selected as Miss Peru Universe 1972.^[1]
• At the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany, Peru is represented in seven sports, by 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women.^[2]

Publications

Cinema

• Cholo, starring football player Hugo Sotil^[3]

Sport

• 1972 Copa Perú^[4]

Births

• 18 March – Mario Rodríguez, footballer^[5]
• 6 December – Mónica Santa María, model and TV hostess (died 1994)^[6]

Deaths

• 12 March – César Atahualpa Rodríguez, poet (born 1889)^[7]