9. Italy and the Papacy

VII. The Contemporary Period, 1945–2000> D. Latin America, 1945–2000> 2. South America, 1945–2000> 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 (1897–1974). 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
1958–62
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 19–20 halted all aid.	8
Aug. 17
The U.S. resumed diplomatic relations with Peru.	9

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