VII. The Contemporary Period, 19452000> D. Latin America, 19452000> 2. South America, 19452000> f. Peru | ||||
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f. Peru | |
1945, June 10 | |
José Luis Bustamente was elected president, supported by Liberals and Apristas. | 1 |
1948, Oct. 29 | |
Pres. Bustamente's government was overthrown and replaced by a military junta under Gen. Manuel Odría (18971974). The APRA (American Popular Revolutionary Alliance) and the Communist Party were outlawed. | 2 |
1950, July 2 | |
Using a populist style reminiscent of Juan Perón of Argentina and running unopposed, Gen. Odría was elected president. | 3 |
1951, Aug. 13 | |
Peru asked the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to investigate border incidents with Ecuador. Fighting had begun on Aug. 11 over the long-standing issue of access to certain Amazon tributaries. | 4 |
1955 | |
Peruvian women were granted the vote. | 5 |
1956, June 17 | |
Manuel Prado Ugarteche was elected president for a second term. | 6 |
195862 | |
As the land problem became more acute, members of Indian sierra communities organized and initiated land invasions on highland haciendas. In the region of La Convención valley, the seizures developed into a full-scale insurrection under Hugo Blanco before being brutally repressed. | 7 |
1962, July 18 | |
A military junta overthrew and imprisoned Pres. Prado. It also closed Congress and suspended constitutional guarantees. The U.S. suspended diplomatic relations and on July 1920 halted all aid. | 8 |
Aug. 17 | |
The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Peru. | 9 |
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