Armando Nieto

Armando Nieto Vélez  (October 24, 1931 – March 27, 2017) was a jesuit priest and Peruvian historian. He was born in Lima, Peru.

Nieto was professor of the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. He was ordained a priest by the Society of Jesus, in Frankfurt am Main Cathedral, on August 28, 1964.Enciclopedia católica: Armando Nieto Vélez S.J.   He was also the Director of the Peruvian Center of Studies Historic-Militar, Director of Riva Agüero Institute and President of National Academy of History.

Nieto died on March 27, 2017 in Lima from pneumonia, aged 85.

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List of historians by continent

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