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HISTORY - PERU

Principal dates of the Peruvian history

1000 à 250
av J-C

Period of the Chavín culture.

 

800 av J-C à
200 ap J-C

Period of the Paracas culture.

 

200 av J-C à
600 ap J-C

Period of the Mochica culture or Moche.

 

200 av J-C à
600 ap J-C

Period of the Nazca culture.

 

600 à 1000 ap J-C

Period of the culture Huari or Wari

 

100av J-C
à 1000 ap J-C

Period of the Tiahuanaco culture

 

900 à 1470 ap J-C

900 to 1470 ap J-C Period of the Chimú culture.

 

1200

1200 Beginning of the INCA culture

 

Fin du 15é siècle

The INCA Pachacutec passes the torch to his/her son Tupac Yupanquí, who extends the Empire to the Ecuadorian territory.

 

1493

Died of the INCA Tupac Yupanquí.
His/her son, Huayna Cápac, succeed and prolong the INCA Empire to him to the border of Colombia.

 

1527

The INCA Huayna Cápac dies.

 

1530 - 1532

A war of succession bursts between two wire of Huayna Cápac, Huáscar and Atahualpa. Cedernier crushes the troops of his brother.

 

1531

The conquistador Fransisco Pizarro arrives at the north of Peru, in Tumbes.

 

1532

With cajamarca, in Peru, Pizarro and its men tighten a trap with Atahualpa and do it captive.

 

1533

Atahualpa is assassinated.

 

1535

Pizarro founds the town of Lima.

 

1536

The INCA Manco besieges the town of Cuzco.

 

1551

Foundation of the first university in South America, the university San Marcos in Lima.

 

1563

Creation of Audiencia Real of Lima (territorial and legal jurisdiction), placed under the supervision of the crown of Spain.

 

1570

The court of the Enquiry is instituted in Lima.

 

1572

Tupac Amarú, wire of Manco, are carried out in Cuzco.

 

1767

The Jesuits are expelled of the continent.

 

1821

Peru proclaims its independence.

 

1824

Defeat of Spanish with Junín and Ayacucho.

 

1826

Simón Bolívar leaves Peru.

 

1854

Abolition of slavery.

 

1864

Spain tries to monopolize Chincha islands.

 

1879

Beginning of the war of the Pacific, which implica Peru, Bolivia and Chile.

 

1883

End of the war of the Pacific. Bolivia loses its access to the sea and Peru is stripped of Tarapacá.

 

1941

The Péruvienne army invades the south of Ecuador.

 

1942

Following the protocol of Rio de Janeiro, Ecuador loses an important part of its territory to the profit of Peru.

 

1979

Peru integrates the Andean Pact. The others menbres are Colombia, Chile and Ecuador. This association supports free trade between these countries.

 

1980

Beginning of the terrorist activities of the Luminous Path.

 

1984

Beginning of the activities of the MRTA.

 

1985

Alan García is elected President.

 

1986

Approximately 200 prisoners, menbres of the Luminous Path perish in the prisons of Lima following a confrontation with the police force.

 

1989

The leader of the MRTA, Victor Polay, is captured.

 

1990

Victor Polay and 46 of his companions escape from prison.

 

1990

Towards and against all, Alberto Fujimori gains the elections and reaches the presidency of the Republic.

 

1991

An cholera epidemic is propagated through the country.

 

1992

Victor Polay is captured one second time and is imprisoned again.

 

1992

Capture, in Lima, of the chief emblematic of the movement of the Luminous Path: Abimael Guzmán.

 

1994

Alberto Fujimori is elected for a second mandate.

 

1995

At the beginning of January, friction at the border of Ecuador.

 

1996

Taking of hostages to the embassy of Japan by the terrorist movement Tupac Amarú.

 

1997

On April 22, the Péruvienne army takes the embassy of Japan by surprise. All the terrorists, one of the hostages and an officer of the police force also perish in the operation.
All the other hostages were released.

 

2000

In very discussed circumstances, Alberto Fujimori, was re-elected president of Peru.

 

2000

Alberto Fujimori, relieved for “permanent moral incapacity”.
Valentine Paniagua chair congress is named president by interim.

 

2001

Alejandro Toledo elected president of Peru.

 

2006

Alan Garcia is elected, 16 years after having left the capacity, again president of Peru.

 

2007

Former president Alberto Fujimori was extradited of Chile, and could thus be judged for corruption and violations of the human rights.


 
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