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Mar 29, 1533
Spanish conquer Peru
Peru: Maps, History, Geography, Government, Culture, Facts, Guide & Travel/Holidays/Cities -
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Peruvian Independence Wars
he Peruvian War of Independence was composed of a series of military conflicts in Perú beginning with viceroy Abascal military reconquest in 1811 in the battle of Guaqui, going with the definitive defeat of the Spanish Army in 1824 in the battle of Ayacucho, and culminated in 1826, with the Siege of Callao. -
Peru proclaims independence
Peru was conquered in 1531–1533 by Francisco Pizarro. On July 28, 1821, Peru proclaimed its independence, but the Spanish were not finally defeated until 1824. -
Peru Gains independence
Peru Proclaimed independence in 1821, but there were many wars before they finally gained their independence in 1824. -
War of Pacific ends
Even though the 1873 treaty and the imposition of the 10 centavos tax proved to be the casus belli, there were deeper, more fundamental reasons for the outbreak of hostilities in 1879. -
War of Pacific Begins
Peru, bound with Bolivia by their Secret treaty of alliance between Peru and Bolivia of 1873, tried to mediate, but on 1 March 1879 Bolivia declared war on Chile and called on Peru to activate their alliance, while Chile demanded that Peru declare its neutrality. On April 5, after Peru refused this, Chile declared war on both nations. The following day, Peru responded by acknowledging the casus foederis. -
Jose Luis Bustamente y Rivero Inaugurated
Peru emerged from 20 years of dictatorship in 1945 with the inauguration of President José Luis Bustamente y Rivero after the first free election in many decades. But he served for only three years and was succeeded in turn by Gen. Manuel A. Odria, Manuel Prado y Ugarteche, and Fernando Belaúnde Terry. -
Start of guerrilla fights
The Maoist guerrilla group Shining Path, or Sendero Luminoso, began their brutal campaign to overthrow the government in 1980. The military's subsequent crackdown led to further civilian human rights abuses and disappearances.A smaller rebel group, Tupac Amaru, also fought against the government. -
Belaúnde Terry Elected president
In 1985, Belaúnde Terry was the first elected president to turn over power to a constitutionally elected successor since 1945. -
End guerrilla fights
About 69,000 people were killed during the 1980–2000 wars between rebel groups and the government. The deaths were carried out by the rebels (54%) as well as the military (30%); other militias were responsible for the remainder.
