Diaz Peche will take over as the new VRAE military chief on June 1, 2012, according to a ministerial decision published Tuesday in the legal notices section of Peru's official newspaper, El Peruano.
In other appointments, Gen. Felipe Aguilar Vizcarra was named inspector general of the Army, while Gen. Jorge Bustamante Albujar was designated commanding general of the Northern Military Region.
The documents were signed by President Ollanta Humala and Defense Minister Jose Urquizo Maggia.
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