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 …
In May 1988, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announces tougher measures against terrorism. The Interministerial Commission for the counter-subversive fight was created as part of the hardening of government policy. The commission was formally installed in June 1988 and was made up of the Minister of Defense (López Albújar), …
Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo publicly announces the "iron fist against terrorists" policy in May 1988. This announcement takes place in a context of intensifying political violence in the country. On May 8, President Alan Garcia Perez announces his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and …
On May 8, 1988, President Alan Garcia Perez announced his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and energetic. This declaration was accompanied by Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo, who pointed out that the anti-terrorist law had to be corrected, since it gave special protective treatment to …
The Interministerial Coordinating Commission for the Fight against Subversion was installed as part of the strategy of the APRA government to fight subversion. The commission was integrated by three key cabinet ministers: the Minister of Defense, General EP Enrique López Albújar Trint; the Minister of the Interior, Agustín Soria; and …
In a message to the nation, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announced increases in a series of food products and readjustments in salaries and wages. This announcement was made in a context of economic crisis and adjustment measures implemented by Alan Garcia's government. Increases in basic products and salary …
In March 1989, the APRA government of President Alan García Pérez formally involved the peasant patrols in the anti-subversive struggle. On March 24, Alberto Valencia, the APRA deputy for Ayacucho, announced a new movement of peasant patrols that were organizing spontaneously to free themselves from the PCP-SL. The leader of …
In March 1989, new cabinet ministers were sworn in under the presidency of Armando Villanueva del Campo. On March 10, the Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Armando Villanueva del Campo, addressed a message to the nation on the anti-subversive struggle. In this message he informed that a project …
The Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Armando Villanueva del Campo, addresses a message to the nation on the anti-subversive struggle. In his message, he informed that a project of supreme decree had been elaborated by which all state agencies would support the actions against subversion. This message is …
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 …
The Peruvian Congress decides to bring forward the general elections to the second Sunday of March 1990, instead of the second Sunday of April as indicated in the current electoral law. This decision was taken in a context of serious economic and political crisis, with an accumulated inflation of 1722% …
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 …
Armando Villanueva del Campo resigned from the cabinet in May 1989. His resignation took place in a context of worsening economic and political crisis, as well as an intensification of subversive violence. During his tenure as Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Villanueva had announced a policy of a …
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 president of the Joint Command of the Armed Forces, General EP Artemio Palomino Toledo, publicly stated that his institution was pleased that the Minister of Defense, General EP (r) Julio Velásquez Giacarini, was a soldier. In this statement, General Palomino expressed his solidarity and collaboration with the new Minister …
Police personnel from the Santa Lucía Anti-Drug Base were preparing to assist the Uchiza police post after receiving a distress call. However, they were ordered to stay put by the Minister of Interior, Armando Villanueva del Campo, due to intelligence reports of potential ambushes on the road to Uchiza. Despite …