1992 Peruvian self-coup

Fujimorazo
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Date5 April 1992
Location
Peru
ActionSelf-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

Peru Government

Armed Forces


Peru Pro-Fujimori protesters
Congress
Judiciary
Peru Opposition
Peru Anti-Fujimori protesters
Commanders and leaders
Alberto Fujimori
Víctor Malca Villanueva
Peru Vladimiro Montesinos
Nicolás de Bari Hermoza Ríos
Felipe Osterling
Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont
Peru Máximo San Román
Peru Alan García
Peru 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.

  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.