Juan Velasco Alvarado | |
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| 50th President of Peru | |
| In office October 3, 1968 – August 30, 1975 | |
| Prime Minister | Ernesto Montagne Sánchez Luis Edgardo Mercado Jarrín Francisco Morales Bermúdez |
| Preceded by | Fernando Belaúnde |
| Succeeded by | Francisco Morales Bermúdez |
| General Commander of the Peruvian Army | |
| In office 1967–1968 | |
| President | Fernando Belaúnde Terry |
| Preceded by | Julio Doig Sánchez |
| Succeeded by | Ernesto Montagne Sánchez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado June 16, 1910 Castilla, Peru |
| Died | December 24, 1977 (aged 67) Lima, Peru |
| Spouse | |
| Profession | Military officer |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Peru |
| Branch/service |  Peruvian Army |
| Rank | General |
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Under his presidency, nationalism, as well as left-leaning policies that addressed indigenous Peruvians,[1] such as nationalization or agrarian reform were adopted. These policies were reversed after another coup d'état in 1975 led by his Prime Minister, Francisco Morales Bermúdez.
Velasco had a confrontational foreign policy towards the United States, as he pushed for renegotiation of treaties and criticized what he perceived as a pernicious dependence of Latin American states on the United States.[2] While he strengthened Peruvian relations with the Soviet Union, Velasco was firmly anti-communist.[2] His foreign policy has been described as "third way."[2]
- ^ Mauceri, Philip (Winter 1995). "State reform, coalitions, and the neoliberal 'autogolpe' in Peru". Latin American Research Review. 30 (1): 7–37. doi:10.1017/S0023879100017155. S2CID 252749746.
- ^ a b c Brands, Hal (2010). "The United States and the Peruvian Challenge, 1968–1975". Diplomacy & Statecraft. 21 (3): 471–490. doi:10.1080/09592296.2010.508418. ISSN 0959-2296. S2CID 154119414.