Jump to content

List of Peruvian coups d'état

From Deep Politics Wiki


Full article adapted from Wikipedia revision 1365462342 by Wikipedia contributors. Text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Formatting has been adapted; article text and references are retained. Snapshot imported 2026-09-25.

The following is a list of the coups d'état (including plots, failed and successful attempts and armed conflicts) that have taken place in Peru during its independent history.

<tbody> </tbody>
No. Name Date Result Consequences
1 Balconcillo mutiny February 27, 1823 Success Carried out by a group of dissatisfied soldiers against the Supreme Governing Junta of José de la Mar. It resulted in the proclamation of José de la Riva Agüero as the first president of Peru.
2 1829 Peruvian coup d'état June 7, 1829 Success Carried out in Piura by Agustín Gamarra and a group of officers against President José de la Mar.
3 1834 Peruvian coup d'état January 4, 1834 Failure Carried out by "Supreme Chief" Pedro Pablo Bermúdez against the newly-elected President Luis José de Orbegoso. Bermúdez was quickly recognized by the military in the south, but he was ousted of the capital by the populace on January 28. His forces eventually betrayed him and reconciled with Bermudez on April 24.
4 1835 Peruvian coup d'état February 23, 1835 Success Carried out by "Supreme Chief" Felipe Santiago Salaverry against the government of President Luis José de Orbegoso, who was outside the capital.[1] Salaverry nearly took over the entire country, but was defeated by the Bolivian forces of President Andrés de Santa Cruz, who executed him on February 18, 1836. This led to the formation of the Peru–Bolivian Confederation.
* Peruvian restoration August 21, 1838 Success Carried out by Agustín Gamarra during the War of the Confederation. Gamarra occupied Lima, then part of North Peru, and proclaimed himself president of the restored Peruvian Republic. He secured power after defeating Santa Cruz at the Battle of Yungay in January 20, 1839.
5 1842 Peruvian coup d'état August 16, 1842 Success Carried out by "Supreme Chief" Juan Crisóstomo Torrico against Manuel Menéndez, acting president after the death of Gamarra during the Peruvian–Bolivian War. Torrico was defeated on October 17 by Juan Francisco de Vidal, who then restored the constitutional order.
6 1843 Peruvian coup d'état January 28, 1843 Success Uprising in Arequipa led by "Supreme Director" Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco against Justo Figuerola, the acting president. Figuerola was deposed in Lima on March 19, and Vivanco entered the city on April 7. His government lasted only two months, as in June Domingo Elías rose up in favor of constitutional order in Lima, and the following month Vivanco was defeated by Ramón Castilla at the Battle of Carmen Alto.
7 Liberal Revolution of 1854 January 5, 1855 Success Carried out by former president Ramón Castilla against José Rufino Echenique, whose government had been discredited by corruption scandals. Castilla was then re-elected president in the 1858 Peruvian elections.
8 1865 Peruvian coup d'état November 28, 1865 Success Carried out by "Supreme Chief" Mariano Ignacio Prado against Pedro Diez Canseco for not taking quick and drastic measures regarding the problem with Spain. Prado was later ratified as president in the 1866 Peruvian general election.
9 1872 Peruvian coup d'état July 22, 1872 Failure Brothers Tomás, Silvestre, Marceliano, and Marcelino Gutiérrez carried out a coup against José Balta after the victory of Manuel Pardo y Lavalle in the 1872 elections. Tomás proclaimed himself "Supreme Chief", but was killed four days later by a mob and hanged alongside his brother Silvestre. Marceliano then killed José Balta, but was himself killed shortly after. Manuel Prado then became president of the Republic.
10 1879 Peruvian coup d'état December 23, 1879 Success Carried out by Nicolás de Piérola against first Vice President Luis La Puerta while President Mariano Ignacio Prado was outside the country, purchasing arms to use in the war against Chile.
11 1909 Peruvian coup d'état May 29, 1909 Failure Carried out by Carlos de Piérola [es], brother of former president Nicolás de Piérola, against President Augusto B. Leguía.[2][3]
12 1914 Peruvian coup d'état February 4, 1914 Success Carried out by colonel Oscar R. Benavides against President Guillermo Billinghurst, who sought to dissolve the Congress.[4]
13 1919 Peruvian coup d'état July 4, 1919 Success Carried out by president-elect Augusto B. Leguía against President José Pardo y Barreda.[5]
14 1930 Peruvian coup d'état August 22, 1930 Success Carried out by commander Luis Miguel Sánchez Cerro against President Augusto B. Leguía.[6]
15 1948 Peruvian coup d'état October 29, 1948 Success Carried out by commander Manuel A. Odría and right-wing associates against President José Luis Bustamante y Rivero.[7]
16 1962 Peruvian coup d'état July 18, 1962 Success Carried out by the Armed Forces under Ricardo Pérez Godoy against President Manuel Prado Ugarteche.[8]
17 1968 Peruvian coup d'état October 3, 1968 Success Carried out by general Juan Velasco Alvarado against President Fernando Belaúnde.[9][10]
18 Tacnazo August 29, 1975 Success Carried out by General Francisco Morales Bermúdez, then President of the Council of Ministers, against Juan Velasco Alvarado.[11]
19 1976 Peruvian coup attempt July 9, 1976 Failure Carried out by Carlos Bobbio Centurión against President Francisco Morales Bermúdez.[12]
20 1992 Peruvian self-coup April 5, 1992 Success Carried out by President Alberto Fujimori with the support of the Armed Forces, dissolving Congress and closing other State-owned institutions.[13][14]
21 1992 Peruvian counter-coup November 13, 1992 Foiled Plotted by retired general Jaime Salinas Sedó [es] alongside a group of soldiers against President Alberto Fujimori in an attempt to restore the constitutional order.[15]
20 2000 Peruvian coup attempt September 2000 Foiled Vladimiro Montesinos attempted a coup against Alberto Fujimori to install Carlos Boloña as the new president.[16][17]
23 Locumbazo October 29, 2000 Failure Carried out in Locumba by commander Ollanta Humala and retired major Antauro Humala, who demanded the resignation of President Alberto Fujimori.
24 Andahuaylazo January 1, 2005 Failure Carried out by retired major Antauro Humala in Andahuaylas with 150 armed reservists, who demanded the resignation of President Alejandro Toledo.
25 2022 Peruvian self-coup December 7, 2022 Failure Carried out by President Pedro Castillo, who tried to dissolve Congress and other State institutions without the support of the Armed Forces or the Police.[18][19][20][21][22] The national parliament subsequently voted to dismiss him constitutionally, which was approved by a large majority with 102 votes out of 130.[23][24][25] Castillo was subsequently arrested for attempting to break the constitutional order.[26]

See also

References

  1. ^ "¿Quiénes fueron los presidentes peruanos destituidos o forzados a renunciar?". 28 July 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ "Carlos de Piérola - Museo del Congreso y de la Inquisición" (PDF). Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Un recorrido accidentado: La ley electoral de 1896". Archived from the original on 7 October 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Un repaso por las peores crisis políticas nacionales del siglo XX". 8 August 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  5. ^ Luis Orrego, Juan (23 June 2019). "Historia: Se cumplen 100 años del golpe de Leguía". El Comercio. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  6. ^ "Sucedió. El caso Leguía". 2 October 2007. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  7. ^ Luis Orrego, Juan (20 November 2016). "Manuel Arturo Odría: El dictador afortunado". El Comercio. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  8. ^ "El golpe militar de 1962 y la denuncia de fraude". 18 March 2016. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Así ocurrió: En 1968 el general Velasco da un golpe de Estado". El Comercio. 3 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  10. ^ "Un día como hoy fue el Golpe de estado de Juan Velasco Alvarado en 1968". 3 October 2018. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  11. ^ "A 33 años del "Tacnazo"". 23 October 2014. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Sofocada una rebelión militar en el Perú". El País (in Spanish). 1976-07-11. ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  13. ^ "Alberto Fujimori: 27 años del autogolpe del 5 de abril". El Comercio. 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  14. ^ "La historia del Autogolpe de Alberto Fujimori el 5 de abril de 1992". 5 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  15. ^ Cruz, Rodrigo (22 July 2017). "La última batalla de los militares que se levantaron contra el autogolpe de Fujimori". El Comercio. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  16. ^ Relea, Francesc (2000-11-05). "Montesinos preparó un golpe militar durante las elecciones peruanas". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  17. ^ "Montesinos, condenado a nueve años de cárcel por planear un golpe de Estado contra Fujimori | elmundo.es". www.elmundo.es. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
  18. ^ PERÚ, NOTICIAS EL COMERCIO (2022-12-11). "Golpe a sí mismo: ¿Por qué Pedro Castillo intentó disolver el Congreso sin tener un plan? | Golpe de Estado | Vacancia presidencial | Dina Boluarte | Aníbal Torres | Betssy Chávez | POLITICA". El Comercio Perú (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  19. ^ 20minutos (2022-12-07). "Crisis en Perú: Pedro Castillo, golpe de estado, elecciones anticipadas, toque de queda oposición, discurso, reacciones, canciller, Gobierno". www.20minutos.es - Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ Quesada, Juan Diego (2022-12-09). "En el interior del golpe de Estado en Perú: "Presidente, ¿qué ha hecho?"". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  21. ^ GrupoRPP (2022-12-07). "Golpe de Estado: Pedro Castillo anuncia disolución del Congreso e instaura un "gobierno de excepción"". RPP (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  22. ^ "Golpe de Estado: Pedro Castillo anuncia disolución del Congreso y instaura un "gobierno de excepción"". EXITOSA NOTICIAS - NOTICIAS DEL PERU Y EL MUNDO (in Spanish). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  23. ^ LR, Redacción (2022-12-07). "Pedro Castillo fue vacado tras anunciar disolución del Congreso". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-12.
  24. ^ Mayurí, Alejandro. "Así votaron cada uno de los congresistas y bancadas políticas la vacancia contra Pedro Castillo". La Republica. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  25. ^ "Congreso de la República declara vacancia de Pedro Castillo y sucesión presidencial". Comunicaciones. Retrieved 2023-01-19.
  26. ^ "Pedro Castillo sería trasladado a la sede de Diroes, donde se encuentra Alberto Fujimori". infobae (in European Spanish). 7 December 2022. Retrieved 2023-01-28.
Retrieved from "https://deeppolitics.org/index.php?title=List_of_Peruvian_coups_d%27état&oldid=87914"