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| f. Peru |
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(See 1942, Jan. 24)| |
| 1945, June 10 |
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| José Luis Bustamente was elected president, supported by Liberals and Apristas. | 1 |
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| 1948, Oct. 29 |
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| Pres. Bustamente's government was overthrown and replaced by a military junta under Gen. Manuel Odría (1897–1974). The APRA (American Popular Revolutionary Alliance) and the Communist Party were outlawed. | 2 |
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| 1950, July 2 |
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| Using a populist style reminiscent of Juan Perón of Argentina and running unopposed, Gen. Odría was elected president. | 3 |
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| 1951, Aug. 13 |
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| 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 |
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| 1955 |
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| Peruvian women were granted the vote. | 5 |
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| 1956, June 17 |
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| Manuel Prado Ugarteche was elected president for a second term. | 6 |
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| 1958–62 |
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| 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 |
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| 1962, July 18 |
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| 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 19–20 halted all aid. | 8 |
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| Aug. 17 |
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| The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Peru. | 9 |
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