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The Chimu became the largest empire that ruled the coast of Peru. They built the City of Chan Chan and were later absorbed by the Incas
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The Incas began absorbing small tribes around the Cuzco area under the leadership of Manco Capac, the first Sapa Inca
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Pachucutec the ninth Inca begfan territorial expansion and Cuzco became the center of the Incan Empire
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Pachucutec built Machu Picchu in the Urubamba Valley
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Huayna Cupac died of smallpox. Civil war begins between Huascar and Atahualpa which caused the fall of the Incan Empire
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Arrival of Spanish forces led by Francisco Pizarro began the conquesr of Peru
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Lima becomes the capital of the first colonial government of Peru, which originally included Columbia, Equador, Bolivia, Chile, and parts of Argentina
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Colonizaton, assimilation, and Christianization of the Native population begins
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Tupac Amaru II claimed to be the last Incan royal heir, and led a rebellion which ended in his execution
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General Jose de San Martin declanred Peruvian Independance from Spain
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Peru wins the battle of Ayacucho earning its idependance from Spain
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Ramon Castilla becomes the first Peruvian president appointed by direct elevctions
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President Ramon Castilla abolishes slavery
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Peru enters the War of the Pacific with Chile and Bolivia and lasts until 1884
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American explorer Hiram Brigham re-discovers Machu Picchu
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A coup put General Manuel Ordina and his military into power
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Firrst government of Fernando Belaunde Terry
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Coup d’état by Juan Velasco Alvarado. Large scale nationalizations of key industries
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Second government of Fernando Belaunde Terry
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The group Sendaro Luminoso begins to engage in guerilla warfare against the Peruvian government
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First government of Alberto Fujimori
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Second government of Alberto Fujimori
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President Fujimori resigns following political scandals and flees the country
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Alejandro Toledo becomes the first Amerindian president of Peru
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Ollanta Humala is elected current president of Peru