Peru Before and After the Coup of 1968
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 4547064 |
|---|---|
| Authors | James M Malloy (University of Pittsburgh, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1972 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 437-454 |
| Publication date | 1972-11-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of Interamerican Studies and World Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0022-1937 • E-ISSN: 2162-2736 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.2307/174765 |
| OpenAlex | W2783510617 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 1 |
In October of 1968, in what appeared to be the typical and time-honored fashion of Latin American military establishments, the Peruvian Army unseated the constitutionally elected government of Fernando Belaunde Terry. To many in the United States and elsewhere who saw Belaunde as a dedicated reformer in the best tradition of the Alliance for Progress, the golpe represented yet further evidence of the Peruvian military's determination to remain the "watchdog of the oligarchy." However, the new government, headed by General Juan Velasco Alvarado, declared from the first that, far from being an attempt to defend the oligarchy, their action represented the firm intention of the Peruvian military to carry out the basic reforms that previous civilian governments had been either too weak or too corrupt to effect. Indeed, the new government Velasco promised would be nothing short of nationalist and revolutionary
Alliance · Democracy · Economic history · Government (linguistics) · Latin Americans · Nothing · Oligarchy · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · History · International Relations in Latin America · Law · Philosophy · Political and Social Dynamics in Chile and Latin America · Politics and Society in Latin America
| Citations per year | 0.05 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1983 - 2025 (43) |
| Highly cited | No |