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The history of Peru spans 15 millennia, [1] extending back through several stages of cultural development along the country's desert coastline and in the Andes mountains. Peru's coast was home to the Norte Chico civilization, the oldest civilization in the Americas and one of the six cradles of civilization in the world.
The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. 1839: 25 August: The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officially dissolved. 1866: 2 May: A Spanish fleet under the command of Admiral Casto Méndez Núñez besieged the port city of Callao. 1879: 5 April: War of the Pacific: Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia. 1883: 20 October
In the early morning hours of August 22, 1930, the troops stationed in Arequipa left their barracks to carry out routine exercises. Already in the countryside, between the cemetery and Socabaya , Commander Sánchez Cerro addressed them and urged them to rebel to put an end to Leguía's regime, one that was "a shame for the country."
Pre-Columbian Peru: 12000 BCE–1532: Ancient civilizations: 3500 BCE–1470: Inca Empire: 1438–1533/1572: Spanish conquest: 1532–1572: Viceroyalty: 1542–1824
The history of Peru between 1919 and 1930 corresponds to the second presidency of Augusto B. Leguía, who won the elections of 1919 but soon after took power through a coup d'état as president-elect on July 4 of the same year.
Peru's per-capita growth rates have diverged from overall growth rates over the last quarter-century. Peru's GDP per capita peaked in 1981 and is only recently on the path to return to that level. By the end of 2006, the government had enacted measures that allowed the economy to improve by increasing investments, and expanding production and ...
25 August 1930 11 years, 52 days: Reformist Democratic Party: Coup d'état: 1º César Canevaro (1919–1920) 2.º Agustín de la Torre González (1919–1920) 1919: 1924: 1929 — Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro (1889–1933) [m] [46] 27 August 1930 1 March 1931 186 days: Revolutionary Union: Coup d'état: None — David Samanez Ocampo (1865–1947 ...
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