In the Chamber of Deputies, five parliamentarians from the department of Puno went on hunger strike during August 1983. This protest measure took place in the context of a 48-hour strike that had begun in Puno to demand economic aid to confront the emergency created by the drought affecting the …
In August 1983, a 48-hour strike began in Puno to demand economic aid to confront the emergency created by the drought. In response to this social mobilization, five parliamentarians from the department of Puno went on hunger strike in the Chamber of Deputies. The strike was a protest measure against …
The Minister of Fisheries, Fortunato Quesada Lagarrigue, appeared in the Chamber of Deputies to answer the interpellation presented by the aprista parliamentary cell. This interpellation took place in the context of the approaching municipal elections and was part of the parliamentary activities of supervision of Fernando Belaunde Terry's government. The …
On December 1, 1983, the Minister of Economy appeared before the Chamber of Deputies. This appearance took place in the context of a serious national economic crisis, where the government was facing criticism for its management of the economy and the foreign debt negotiations. Minister Carlos Rodríguez Pastor had been …
On March 22, 1984, a national strike called by the National Popular Assembly was held, which was described as successful. This mobilization took place in a context of growing social and political conflict in the country, with multiple protests from different sectors. The strike generated violent repression by the forces …
A motion of censure was presented in the Chamber of Deputies against the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, due to the violent repression of the national strike that had taken place previously. This motion was presented in the context of growing criticism of the government's handling of the …
On March 2, 1987, the Chamber of Deputies of the Peruvian Congress approved the regionalization bill. This bill was part of the political and institutional reforms that were being implemented during the government of Alan Garcia Perez. The approval of this law represented an important step in the decentralization of …
In his message to the country and before Congress on the occasion of the national anniversary, President Alan García Pérez proposed nationalizing the banking system. This proposal generated great political controversy and mobilizations both for and against it. In August, the president insisted on his project to nationalize the banks …
In July 1987, during his message to the country and before Congress on the occasion of the national anniversary, President Alan Garcia Perez proposed nationalizing the banking system. In August, Garcia insisted on his project to nationalize the banks during a rally called by the PAP. After 23 hours of …
In August 1987, the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP) called a rally where President Alan Garcia Perez insisted on his project to nationalize the banking system. This proposal had been previously announced in July during his message to the country before the Congress on the occasion of the national anniversary. The …
On April 13, 1988, Prime Minister Guillermo Larco Cox appeared before the Chamber of Deputies to comply with parliamentary protocol. However, the auditorium was only composed of representatives of the APRA party, due to the withdrawal of the opposition parliamentarians. This presentation was part of the constitutional obligations of the …
On April 26, 1988, the entire ministerial team headed by Prime Minister Guillermo Larco Cox was presented before Congress. This presentation was made after Larco Cox had appeared in the Chamber of Deputies on April 13 before an audience made up only of representatives of the APRA bench, due to …
The presentation of the ministerial cabinet headed by Premier Guillermo Larco Cox in the Chamber of Deputies ended on April 29. This presentation was extended for three days of discussions and imputations. On April 26, the entire ministerial team headed by Larco Cox had been presented before Congress. Previously, on …
In a message to the nation for national holidays, President Alan García Pérez proposed the presentation of three bills against terrorism. The first bill was aimed at punishing illicit association for subversive purposes. The second bill sought to punish the illegal possession of arms and explosives. The third bill contemplated …
The proposals of President Alan Garcia Perez on changes in the legislation to combat terrorism were admitted for debate in the Chamber of Deputies and sent to commissions for prior analysis before their approval. These proposals regulated the procedure for police investigation, instruction and trial of crimes committed for subversive …
On March 27, 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an attack on the Uchiza police post that resulted in the death of 10 policemen and the complete destruction of the post. The attack was supported by the people of Uchiza in combination with drug traffickers in the area. This event …
On March 27, 1989, the PCP-SL carried out an attack on the Uchiza police post that resulted in its complete destruction. The attack was supported by the people of Uchiza in combination with drug traffickers in the area. As a result of the attack, 10 policemen were killed. This event …
The president of the Council of Ministers, Armando Villanueva del Campo, and his cabinet appeared before Congress to respond on the issues of economic crisis and subversion, particularly on the Uchiza case. On April 26, the Villanueva cabinet was questioned before the Chamber of Deputies to respond to a list …
On April 26, 1989, the cabinet headed by Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo was questioned before the Chamber of Deputies. The cabinet had to answer a list of more than ninety questions. This interpellation took place in the context of the economic crisis and the situation of political violence …
Luis Alberto Sánchez Sánchez was appointed Prime Minister of Peru in May 1989, replacing Armando Villanueva del Campo who resigned from the post. This cabinet reshuffle took place in a context of severe economic and political crisis, as well as intensifying subversive violence. Along with Sanchez, Agustin Mantilla Campos was …
The Chamber of Deputies unanimously approved the creation of the Council for National Pacification. The objective of this council would be to present to the Executive Power a plan agreed upon with the social forces of the country to confront violence and terrorism. The approval took place in a context …
From Geneva, Switzerland, and before the UN Commission on Human Rights, the Izquierda Unida deputy Manuel Piqueras Luna requested that the Chamber of Deputies censure the Minister of the Interior, Agustín Mantilla Campos. The censure request was based on the minister's probable link with the Comando Rodrigo Franco, a paramilitary …
The Chamber of Deputies of the Peruvian Congress agreed to declare the constitutional accusation against former president Alan García Pérez for the prison massacre that took place in 1986. This accusation took place in the context of the end of his presidential term and the beginning of Alberto Fujimori's government. …
An anti-drug agreement is signed between the governments of Peru and the United States. President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori announces before Congress the policy of fait accompli and the decision not to modify the anti-drug agreement with the US. The Torres y Torres Lara Cabinet, in the Chamber of Deputies, absolves …
The Torres y Torres Lara cabinet acquitted in the Chamber of Deputies a 92-question questionnaire on the anti-drug agreement signed between the governments of Peru and the United States. President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori had announced before Congress the policy of fait accompli and the decision not to modify the anti-drug …
Roberto Ramírez del Villar and Felipe Osterling Parodi, both from the Popular Christian Party (PPC), were elected presidents of the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate, respectively. This election took place in the context of political tensions between the Executive and the Congress during the government of Alberto Fujimori. Both …
The Chamber of Deputies approved by a majority of 95 votes, against 57 and 26 abstentions, to constitutionally accuse former president Alan García Pérez. The charges presented were for alleged illicit enrichment and crimes against public faith. This constitutional accusation took place in the context of the first year of …
The Chamber of Deputies of the Peruvian Congress did not grant the extraordinary powers requested by the Minister of Economy to legislate on taxation. This decision took place in a context of growing conflict between the Executive Branch and the Congress, due to the recent deluge of legislative decrees issued …
A Supreme Vocal dismissed the complaint filed by the Attorney General against former President Alan Garcia Perez. This decision came after in October 1991 the Chamber of Deputies had approved to constitutionally accuse Garcia Perez for alleged charges of illicit enrichment and against public faith, with 95 votes in favor, …
The Chamber of Deputies of the Congress of the Republic censures the Minister of Agriculture, Enrique Rossl Link. This occurred in the context of growing tensions between the Executive Power and the Congress during the government of Alberto Fujimori. The censure took place at the end of the first ordinary …
The Congress convened a second extraordinary legislature to examine the bills that President Alberto Fujimori had observed. On January 27, the Senate approved by majority a bill repealing twelve legislative decrees on national pacification enacted by the Executive Branch and presented others of a democratic nature. The Chamber of Deputies …
The Chamber of Deputies approves bills modifying legislative decrees 726 and 743 on national pacification enacted by the Executive Branch. Decree 726 allowed the entry of the forces of law and order into university premises in case of flagrante delicto. Decree 743 established civilian participation in the National Defense System. …
In January 1992, the Peruvian Congress passed bills modifying the Executive Branch's legislative decrees on national pacification. The Senate approved a bill whereby the intervention of the Armed Forces in areas not declared in a state of emergency could be carried out at the request of the political authority or, …
On January 27, 1992, the Senate of the Republic approved by majority a bill repealing twelve legislative decrees on national pacification that had been enacted by the Executive Branch. At the same time, the Senate presented other bills which, with the same pacification objective, had a true democratic character according …
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