Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
The second round of the presidential elections was held between Alberto Fujimori Fujimori (Cambio 90) and Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO). The official results gave a resounding victory to Fujimori with 62% of the votes against 38% for Vargas Llosa. The victory was promptly recognized by his contender. Prior to the …
On June 10, the run-off election between Alberto Fujimori and Mario Vargas Llosa took place. Fujimori won by a wide margin after saying during the electoral debate that he would not apply the shock economic policy. The electoral process had produced a new leadership of extremely high popularity in which …
Monsignor Augusto Vargas Alzamora paid a visit to the FREDEMO presidential candidate, Mario Vargas Llosa, as a gesture of support during the electoral campaign. This visit took place in the context of the presidential elections to be held on April 8, 1990. The document also mentions that the National Evangelical …
On April 8, 1990, general elections were held. IU reached 8% and Izquierda Socialista obtained 5% of the vote. FREDEMO came in first place with 33% of the vote followed by Cambio 90 with 29%, while APRA came in third place with 22% of the vote. Mario Vargas Llosa (FREDEMO) …
FREDEMO's campaign manager, Frederick Cooper Llosa, announced that as from March 12, FREDEMO's candidates to Congress would reduce the frequency of their television spots. This decision was taken in response to the exaggerated electoral publicity campaign that the candidates of such political grouping had been carrying out. The measure was …
José Gálvez, FREDEMO candidate and principal of the Carlos Wiesse school in Comas, was assassinated by the PCP-SL in 1990. This assassination took place in the context of a Shining Path strategy of attacking authorities and political figures in the Northern Zone of Metropolitan Lima. The crime was part of …
Mario Vargas Llosa, FREDEMO's presidential candidate, publicly raised the possibility of initiating a residency trial against President Alan Garcia Perez once his presidential term was over. This proposal is framed in the context of the 1989-1990 electoral campaign and reflects the opposition's criticism of the Aprista government's administration. Residency trial …
On November 12, 1989, municipal and regional elections were held. The IU obtained 12%, while the Left Socialist Agreement (ASI) obtained 2% of the vote. The Democratic Front (FREDEMO), led by Mario Vargas Llosa, had obtained just over 32% nationwide. In Lima, the independent Ricardo Belmont was elected Mayor. A …
On October 10, 1989, the deadline for the registration of candidates for the presidential elections in Peru was October 10, 1989. A total of ten presidential candidates were registered. Among the most prominent candidates were Mario Vargas Llosa for FREDEMO, Luis Alva Castro for PAP, Henry Pease García-Yrigoyen for IU …
The presidential ticket of FREDEMO (Frente Democrático) for the general elections was proclaimed in Arequipa. The formula was integrated by Mario Vargas Llosa as presidential candidate, Eduardo Orrego Villacorta of Acción Popular (AP) as first vice-president, and Ernesto Alayza Grundy of Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) as second vice-president. This event …
On April 14, 1989, the Democratic Front (FREDEMO) was officially constituted when its leaders subscribed the bases of the common government plan. This political alliance was made up of Acción Popular (AP), the Partido Popular Cristiano (PPC) and the Movimiento Libertad. The leaders who signed the agreement were Fernando Belaunde …
On January 29, 1988, Fernando Belaunde Terry (leader of Acción Popular), Luis Bedoya Reyes (leader of the Partido Popular Cristiano) and Mario Vargas Llosa (leader of the Movimiento Libertad) laid the foundations for the constitution of the Frente Democrático (FREDEMO). This political alliance brought together AP, PPC and Movimiento Libertad …
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, …
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