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1948 Peruvian Coup D'état
The 1948 Peruvian coup d'état took place on October 27, 1948, headed by general Manuel A. Odría in Arequipa, referred to by him as the "Restorative Revolution" (), against the government of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero. Odría seized power. The military coup gave way to a period of almost twenty months in which the deposed president was prosecuted, a state of emergency was declared throughout the country, and the national congress was dissolved. Background José Luis Bustamante y Rivero became the president of Peru in the 1945 elections with the support of the National Democratic Front, an alliance of parties including APRA (under the name "People's Party"), the Peruvian Communist Party, and other democratic and left-leaning parties. He also had the support of unionists and the popular classes. Bustamante's government had to face difficult political and social situations, such as the predominance of APRA in Congress and the subsequent confrontation between executive and le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of Peru (1948–1956)
The history of Peru between 1948 and 1956 corresponds to the presidency of General Manuel A. Odría, who overthrew José Luis Bustamante y Rivero through a coup d'état on October 29, 1948. The period's name in Spanish comes from the 8-year length of Odría's presidency (). It was a period that for Peru meant the return to militarism, liberal economic policies, repression and persecution of American Popular Revolutionary Alliance, APRA leaders, and manipulative populism over the urban popular classes. The regime was divided into two phases: *The #First phase, Military Government Junta (1948–1950): a ''de facto'' phase born from the successful 1948 Peruvian coup d'état, coup d'état that overthrew the constitutional government of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero, contrary to the country's Constitution of Peru (1933), 1933 constitution. *The #Second phase, "constitutional" government of Odría (1950–1956): following the 1950 Peruvian general election, general election organised b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |