General elections were held in

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on 10 June 1962 to elect the

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and both houses of

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(2005) ''Elections in the Americas: A data handbook, Volume II'', p454

Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre (February 22, 1895 – August 2, 1979) was a Peruvian politician, philosopher, and author who founded the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) political movement, the oldest currently existing political p ...

of the

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won the presidential election with 33% of the vote. However, this was below the constitutional requirement of one-third of the vote. The military, who were opposed to Haya, claimed that electoral fraud had been carried out in some districts, and the results were later annulled following a

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on 18 July led by

Ricardo Pérez Godoy Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy (9 June 1905 – 26 July 1982) was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962, headed a military junta until March 1963 and served as the 47th President of Peru (1st President of the Militar ...

.Walter, p18

Results

President

Senate

Chamber of Deputies

References

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