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2009 Former President of Peru, Alberto Fujimori, receives 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces
2007 8.0 Earthquake in Peru kills over 500 people, injures over 1,500 1995 Ecuador and Peru involve in boundary fight 1994 Yak-40 accident in north of Peru, 8 killed 1994 Premier Alfonso Bustamente ends government in Peru 1992 Peru's President Alberto Fujimori suspend constitution and dissolved Congress 1990 Alberto Fujimoro installed as president of Peru 1990 135 die in a (6.4) earthquake in Peru 1990 Earthquake hit Peru, killing 135 1990 An earthquake hit Peru, killing 56 1985 Alan Garcia sworn in as president of Peru 1985 Alan Garcia wins elections in Peru 1982 Terror group "The Illuminated Path" frees 260 prisoners in Peru 1981 Peru's Javier Perez de Cuellar becomes Secretary-General of UN 1981 U.N. Sec Council chose Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as 5th Sec Genl 1980 Peru adopts constitution, Fernando Belaunde Terry becomes president 1980 Fernando Belaunde Terry elected president of Peru 1978 Victor de la Torre wins Peru election 1978 General strike in Peru 1976 Claudia Dopf, Miss Peru Universe 1997 1974 Landslide in Huancavelica Province Peru creates a natural dam 1971 200 die in landslide into Lake Yanahuani, Chungar Peru 1970 At 03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die) 1969 Peru nationalizes U.S. oil interests 1969 Andes Pact signed in Peru 1968 Government seizes oil fields in Peru 1968 Military coup overthrows President Fernando Belaunde Terry in Peru 1968 Peru coup under General Velasco Alvarado, President Belaunde Terry flees 1967 Jaime Yzaga, Lima Peru, tennis star 1966 Peru and Argentina soccer fans fight in Lima; 248 die 1964 Joe Hamorski, born in Peru, Indiana, Nike golfer, 1994 NIKE Greater Greenville-9th 1964 Panic in Lima Peru soccer stadium, kills 300 1963 Belaunde Terry inaugurated as President of Peru 1963 Jenny Lidback, born in Lima, Peru, LPGA golfer, 1995 du Maurier Ltd Classic 1962 Jaime Yzaga, Peru, tennis star 1962 Volcano Huascaran in Peru, erupts; 4,000 die 1962 4,000 die in avalanche, Ranrahirca, Peru 1962 Eruptions on Mount Huascaran in Peru destroy 7 villages and kill 3,500 1960 Alicia Dibos, Lima Peru, LPGA golfer, 1994 U.S. Women's Open-4th 1959 Carlos I Noriega, Lima Peru, astronaut, STS-84, sk 97 1958 Vice President Nixon is shoved, stoned, booed and spat upon by protesters in Peru 1949 Alan Garcia Perez, President of Peru, 1985-90 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and Kon-Tiki sail from Peru to Polynesia 1945 Peru, Paraguay, Chile and Ecuador joins UN 1942 Meredith Monk, Lima Peru, choreographer-composer-performing artist 1942 Isabel Allende, born in Lima, Peru, writer, novelist, of Spanish and Portuguese descent, wrote 'The House of Spirits', 'City of the Beasts' 1942 Peru and Ecuador sign Protocol of Rio (boundary determiniation) 1941 Lawine battlers destroy Haaraz, Peru; about 3,000 die 1938 Alberto Fujimoro, president of Peru, 1990- 1938 Cesar Vallejo, Peru/French poet (Trilce, Russia and 1931), dies at 46 1936 Mario Vargas Llosa, born in Peru, writer, Aunt Julia, and President candidate 1934 Colombia and Peru sign accord about harbor city Leticia 1933 Luis Sanchez Cerro, President of Peru, assassinated by Hurtado de Mendoza 1929 Chile, Peru and Bolivia sign accord about Tacna-Arica-area 1927 Yma Sumac, Chavarri, Ichocan Peru, 5 octave soprano, Omar Khayyam 1920 Javier Perez de Cuellar, Lima Peru, 5th Secretary-General of United Nations, 1982-91 1909 Ciro Alegria, Peru, novelist, Golden Serpent 1909 Kenneth W. Howell, English Anglican bishop, Chile/Bolivia/Peru 1883 Treaty of Ancon, Peru cedes Tarapaca to Chile 1868 Earthquakes kill 25,000 and causes $300 million damages (Peru and Ecuador) 1863 Augusto Bernardino Leguia y Salcedo, president of Peru, 1908, 1919 1848 Battle at Xaquixaguana, Peru: Pedro de la Gasca beats Gonzalo Pizarro 1836 Chile declares war on Bolivia and Peru 1833 Ricardo Palma, Peru, writer/poet, Tradiciones Peruanas 1825 Bolivia gains independence from Peru (National Day) 1824 Battle of Ayacucho (Candorcangui), Peru defeats Spain 1824 Simon Bolivar named dictator by the Congress of Peru 1823 Simon Bolivar named president of Peru 1821 Peru declares independence from Spain (National Day) 1778 Jose Francisco de San Martin, liberated Argentina, Chile and Peru 1651 Great earthquake at Cuzco Peru 1639 Martinus de Porres, Peru saint (patron of social justice), dies at 69 1624 Dutch fleet ceases Callao the Lima in Peru 1624 Earthquake strikes Peru 1624 Admiral Hermites fleet blockade Lima Peru 1624 Admiral Hermites conquering fleet reaches Callao the Lima, Peru 1623 11 Dutch ships depart for the conquest of Peru 1620 Diego Alvarez de Paz, Span missionary/writer (Peru), dies at about 59 1600 Jose the Acosta, Spanish missionary (Peru), dies at 59 1569 Martinus de Porres, Peru, saint, patron of social justice 1551 San Marcos University in Lima Peru, opens 1542 Diego de Almagro, Spanish captain-general of Peru, beheaded 1541 Francisco Pizarro, Spanish conqueror of Peru, assassinated in Lima 1538 Diego de Almagro, Spanish conquistador (Chile/Peru), dies at about 63 1535 Francisco Pizarro founds Lima Peru 1535 City of Lima Peru founded by Francisco Pizarro 1533 Francisco Pizarro orders death of last Incan King of Peru, Atahualpa 1533 Atahualpa, last Inca King of Peru, murdered by Spanish conquerors 1529 Francisco Pizarro appointed governor of Peru |
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