1992 Peruvian self-coup

Fujimorazo
	Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Date	5 April 1992
Location	Peru
Action	Self-coup: Incumbent President Fujimori announced he was "temporarily dissolving" the Congress of the Republic and "reorganizing" the Judicial Branch of the government. He then ordered the Army of Peru to drive a tank to the steps of Congress to shut it down.;
Result	Presidential victory Fujimori curtails the independence of the judiciary and constitutional rights with a declaration of a state of emergency and curfews, as well as enacting controversial "severe emergency laws" to deal with terrorism.; Elections for a Democratic Constituent Congress are held in November 1992, giving Fujimori a majority to draft a new constitution.; New Constitution draft is approved by popular vote in 1993.;
Belligerents
Government; Cambio 90; Armed Forces Joint Command; Peruvian Army; Peruvian Navy; Peruvian Air Force; Pro-Fujimori protesters	Congress; Judiciary Opposition APRA; Popular Action; Christian People's Party; Anti-Fujimori protesters
Commanders and leaders
Alberto Fujimori; Víctor Malca Villanueva; Vladimiro Montesinos; Nicolás de Bari Hermoza Ríos	Felipe Osterling; Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont; Máximo San Román; Alan García; Isaac Humala
Military support
Thousands of soldiers; Tanks; Armored personnel carriers	None
	On November 26, 2007, ten former government officials were sentenced by the Supreme Court of Peru for their role in the self-coup.

The 1992 Peruvian self-coup, sometimes known as the Fujimorazo,^[1]^[2] was performed in Peru in 1992 after President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the Congress as well as the judiciary and assumed full legislative and judicial powers. With the collaboration of the military, the Fujimori government subsequently began to implement objectives of the Green Plan following the coup.

^ "El "fujimorazo" y otros casos en América Latina que se comparan con la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela sobre la Asamblea Nacional". BBC. 1 April 2017.
^ ""Fujimorazo" y el golpe de Bordaberry: cómo fueron los antecedentes del "Madurazo" en Sudamérica". Infobae. 30 March 2017.

[1] "El "fujimorazo" y otros casos en América Latina que se comparan con la sentencia del Tribunal Supremo de Justicia de Venezuela sobre la Asamblea Nacional". BBC. 1 April 2017.

[2] ""Fujimorazo" y el golpe de Bordaberry: cómo fueron los antecedentes del "Madurazo" en Sudamérica". Infobae. 30 March 2017.

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