1962 Peruvian coup d'état

1962 Peruvian coup d'état
Part of the Moderate civil reformism

Ricardo Pérez Godoy, official portrait in 1962
Date18 July 1962
Location
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
Result Overthrow of President Manuel Prado Ugarteche and the Congress of Peru.
Ricardo Pérez Godoy becomes President of Peru
Belligerents
Government of Peru Armed Forces of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Manuel Prado Ugarteche Ricardo Pérez Godoy

The 1962 Peruvian coup d'état was promoted by the then Chief of the Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces, General Ricardo Pérez Godoy, against the outgoing government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche for alleged irregularities in the electoral process of that year.

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