part of the liberation movement of the sixties in Peru. He served five years in prison before being liberated by a general amnesty granted by General Juan Velasco Alvarado, who took power in 1968 and asked Béjar to work on reforming land policies with the government. Béjar collaborated with Velasco's Government on social and youth participation, supporting the national land reform. In the seventies, Béjar and former Velasco's collaborators formed CEDEP (Centre for Development and Participation) one of the first Peruvian Non-Governmental Organisations. On 29 July 2021, President Pedro Castillo named Béjar the new minister of foreign affairs. He resigned on 17 August 2021 amid criticism for stating in a private webinar, one year before being Minister, that some elements of the Peruvian navy "had been responsible for terrorist acts" in the seventies. Bejar later publicly clarified in the Peruvian media that he did not accuse the Navy as an institution and that his words were manipulated for political purposes. References External links hectorbejararte 1935 births Living people Peruvian sociologists Political history of Peru Peruvian artists Peruvian male writers Peruvian socialists Peruvian columnists Academics of social policy Foreign ministers of Peru Peruvian guerrillas