Belaunde Terry and De la Jara, who later became the Prime Minister of the Interior, were exiled following a military coup by the Armed Forces of Peru in 1968. This event occurred years before Belaunde Terry assumed the presidency again in 1980. The exile was part of a broader pattern …
During the presidency of Belaunde Terry, Peru saw the advancement of democratic institutions following a twelve-year military dictatorship. The government reinstated freedom of the press and held free elections, maintaining a separation of powers. However, it struggled to address human rights violations by security forces in their counterinsurgency efforts against …
In October 1982, the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP) held its National Congress in which Alan Garcia Perez was elected National Secretary of the party. This event marked an important moment in Garcia's political career within the PAP. Subsequently, in February 1984, Alan Garcia Perez would be elected candidate to the …