1962 Peruvian coup d'état
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The 1962 Peruvian coup d'état was promoted by the then Chief of the Joint Command of the Peruvian Armed Forces, General Ricardo Pérez Godoy, against the outgoing government of Manuel Prado Ugarteche for alleged irregularities in the electoral process of that year.
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1962 Peruvian coup d'état | |||||||
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Part of the Moderate civil reformism | |||||||
Ricardo Pérez Godoy, official portrait in 1962 | |||||||
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Government of Peru | Armed Forces of Peru | ||||||
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Manuel Prado Ugarteche | Ricardo Pérez Godoy |
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