On June 18, 1978, elections were held in Peru as part of the political transition from military to civilian rule. The elections marked the beginning of a political schedule for the transfer of power from the Armed Forces to civilian authorities. Left-wing groups received 30% of the valid votes, while …
On Sunday, June 18, elections were held to initiate the political chronogram for the transfer of power from the Armed Forces to the civilian population. The leftist groups obtained a total of 30% of the valid votes; the PAP, 35%; and the PPC, 26%. The Christian Democracy and the National …
On July 22, the Constituent Assembly was installed. Previously, on July 18, the preparatory board had been installed, presided by Victor Raul Haya de la Torre of the PAP and completed by Ernesto Alayza Grundy of the PPC and Alan Garcia Perez of the PAP. This assembly marked an important …
Social mobilizations against the increase in fuel and fares continue. In the Constituent Assembly, both the PAP and the PPC blame political agitators for promoting such disturbances. Police repression causes the death of three high school students in Lima and Ayacucho during protests against price increases.
On May 18, with the participation of 6,382,002 voters, the General Elections were held. Fernando Belaunde Terry of Acción Popular won with 46% of the presidential votes, followed by Armando Villanueva del Campo of the PAP with 28% and Luis Bedoya Reyes of the PPC with 10%. The leftist blocs …
On August 13, 1983, Alfonso Grados Bertorini accepted to run for mayor of Lima for the Acción Popular (AP) party. Grados Bertorini had previously resigned as Minister of Labor on June 27, 1983. His candidacy was in the context of the municipal elections to be held in November of that …
On October 28 and 31, 1983, debates were held between the four main candidates for mayor of Lima. The participants were Amiel of the PPC, Barnechea of the PAP, Barrantes of the IU and Grados of the AP. These debates were widely covered by the media. The event was held …
On November 13, 1983, municipal elections were held throughout the country. These elections took place in a context of intense political violence and terrorist attacks by the PCP-SL. In Lima, the United Left (IU) coalition was the winner. The main candidates for mayor of Lima were Amiel of the PPC, …
On November 9, municipal elections were held throughout the country. President Alan Garcia Perez described the IU as the 'second majority'. The official results in Lima were: Jorge del Castillo Gálvez (PAP) obtained 37.6%, Alfonso Barrantes Lingán (IU) obtained 34.8%, and Luis Bedoya Reyes (PPC) obtained 26.9%. However, the official …
Jorge del Castillo Gálvez is sworn in as the first Aprista mayor of Lima. This was a historic milestone for the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), which for the first time became mayor of the Peruvian capital. Del Castillo had won the municipal elections held on November 9, 1986, obtaining 37.6% …
On July 28, 1987, the President of Peru announced the nationalization of the banking and financial system. This move was met with strong opposition from the business community, bankers, and political parties such as PPC and AP. The announcement temporarily boosted President García's popularity but ultimately failed to succeed, leading …
On January 29, 1988, Fernando Belaunde Terry, Luis Bedoya Reyes and Mario Vargas Llosa laid the foundations for the constitution of the Democratic Front (FREDEMO). This political alliance brought together Acción Popular (AP), the Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) and the Movimiento Libertad. FREDEMO was officially constituted on April 14, 1989, …
On September 4, 1990, the Senate of the Republic of Peru appointed an investigative commission in response to the denunciations presented by Congressman Fernando Olivera Vega two days earlier. Olivera Vega had presented recordings and transcriptions of conversations between politicians that had been intercepted by elements of the National Intelligence …
In February 1993, the Commission of Constitution in Peru approved the introduction of the referendum in the constitutional text. This decision also included granting citizens the right to elect and remove authorities and initiate legislation. However, the move faced opposition from Lourdes Flores Nano of the PPC, who argued that …
