General Silva Tuesta retires
General EP Victor Raul Silva Tuesta, head of the First Military Region, retired at his request on October 11, 1988. It is speculated that he would have aborted an alleged coup d'état scheduled for October 8.
On October 11, 1988, General EP Victor Raul Silva Tuesta, head of the First Military Region, retired at his request. This retirement took place in a context of political and economic crisis, with rumors of a coup d'état that were denied by the Minister of Defense, General EP Enrique López Albújar Trint. It is speculated that General Silva Tuesta would have aborted an alleged coup scheduled for October 8 of that month. The withdrawal took place in the midst of presidential resignation proposals and debates on the stability of the APRA government.