1968 Peruvian coup d'état

1968 Peruvian coup d'état
Part of the Page 11 Scandal and the Cold War

Juan Velasco Alvarado and Belaunde hours before the coup.
Date3 October 1968
Location
Palacio de Gobierno, Lima
Result Overthrow of President Fernando Belaúnde Terry and the Congress of Peru.
Juan Velasco Alvarado becomes President of Peru
Belligerents
Government of Peru Armed Forces of Peru
Commanders and leaders
Fernando Belaúnde Terry Juan Velasco Alvarado
Francisco Morales-Bermúdez

The 1968 Peruvian coup d'état took place during the first presidency of Fernando Belaúnde (1963–1968), as a result of political disputes becoming norms, serious arguments between President Belaúnde and Congress rising, dominated by the APRA-UNO (Unión Nacional Odríista) coalition, and even clashes between the President and his own Acción Popular (Popular Action) party were common. Congress went on to censor several cabinets of the Belaúnde administration, and a general political instability was perceived. General Juan Velasco Alvarado led the coup.

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