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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] |
National Democratic Front (Peru)
National Democratic Front (in Spanish: ''Frente Democrático Nacional'') was a political coalition in Peru that was founded in 1944 in Arequipa Arequipa (; Aymara language, Aymara and ), also known by its nicknames of ''Ciudad Blanca'' (Spanish for "White City") and ''León del Sur'' (Spanish for "South's Lion"), is a city in Peru and the capital of the eponymous Arequipa (province), ... by Manuel J. Bustamante de la Fuente in order to launch the presidencial campaign of José Luis Bustamante y Rivero for the 1945 general election. The coalition was largely conformed by the Peruvian Aprista Party (APRA), proscribed at the time to participate electorally. The party ran under the banner of the ''People’s Party'' within the coalition, alongside the Peruvian Communist Party and an array of intellectuals rallying around Bustamante. Upon Manuel Odría’s successful coup d’état in October 1948 against Bustamante’s presidency, the coalition ceased to exist. Refere ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1948 In Peru
Events January * January 1 ** The General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) is inaugurated. ** The current Constitutions of Constitution of Italy, Italy and of Constitution of New Jersey, New Jersey (both later subject to amendment) go into effect. ** The railways of Britain are nationalized, to form British Railways. * January 4 – British rule in Burma, Burma gains its independence from the United Kingdom, becoming an independent republic, named the 'Post-independence Burma (1948–1962), Union of Burma', with Sao Shwe Thaik as its first President and U Nu its first Prime Minister. * January 5 – In the United States: ** Warner Brothers shows the first color newsreel (''Tournament of Roses Parade'' and the ''Rose Bowl Game''). ** The first Kinsey Reports, Kinsey Report, ''Sexual Behavior in the Human Male'', is published. * January 7 – Mantell UFO incident: Kentucky Air National Guard pilot Thomas Mantell crashes while in pursuit of an unidentified fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
