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{{Infobox country|name=Republic of Peru|native_name=República del Perú<br>Piruw Ripuwlika<br>Piruwxa Ripuwlika|image_flag=Flag of Peru.svg|image_coat=Peru COA.svg|capital=Lima|largest_city=Lima|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Dina Boluarte]] (acting)|image_map=Peru map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish<br>Quechua<br>Aymara|area_km2=1,285,216|population_estimate=32,275,736|population_estimate_year=2022}} | {{Infobox country|name=Republic of Peru|native_name=República del Perú<br>Piruw Ripuwlika<br>Piruwxa Ripuwlika|image_flag=Flag of Peru.svg|image_coat=Peru COA.svg|capital=Lima|largest_city=Lima|mode_of_production=[[Capitalism]]|government_type=Unitary presidential republic|leader_title1=President|leader_name1=[[Dina Boluarte]] (acting)|image_map=Peru map.svg|map_width=260|official_languages=Spanish<br>Quechua<br>Aymara|area_km2=1,285,216|population_estimate=32,275,736|population_estimate_year=2022}} | ||
'''Peru''', officially the '''Republic of Peru''', is a country in [[South America]]. | '''Peru''', officially the '''Republic of Peru''', is a country in [[South America]]. | ||
== History == | == History == | ||
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=== Fujimori dictatorship === | === Fujimori dictatorship === | ||
[[Alberto Fujimori]] ruled Peru as an autocrat during the 1990s. His closest advisor and intelligence director, [[Vladimir Montesino]], was a CIA-funded drug kingpin. In 1997, he ordered the execution of 14 leftists who took over the [[Japan|Japanese]] ambassador to Peru's house.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, | [[Alberto Fujimori]] ruled Peru as an autocrat during the 1990s. His closest advisor and intelligence director, [[Vladimir Montesino]], was a [[Central Intelligence Agency|CIA]]-funded drug kingpin. In 1997, he ordered the execution of 14 leftists who took over the [[Japan|Japanese]] ambassador to Peru's house.<ref>{{Citation|author=William Blum|year=2002|title=Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower|chapter=A Concise History of United States Global Interventions, | ||
1945 to the Present|isbn=9781842772201|publisher=Zed Books Ltd|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf|page=135}}</ref> | 1945 to the Present|isbn=9781842772201|publisher=Zed Books Ltd|lg=https://libgen.rs/book/index.php?md5=29EED3C6906FF165E08303B9EAF66B4F|pdf=https://cloudflare-ipfs.com/ipfs/bafykbzacedas5bwprytpzcih6tof3ipede5uzmcvt47tfzwp4cptdau6vmjpy?filename=William%20Blum%20-%20Rogue%20State_%20A%20Guide%20to%20the%20World%27s%20Only%20Superpower-Zed%20Books%20Ltd%20%282002%29.pdf|page=135}}</ref> | ||
=== 2022 coup === | === 2022 coup === | ||
On 7 December 2022, the Congress of Peru organized a coup against President [[Pedro Castillo]] and installed Dina Boluarte as the new ruler of Peru.<ref | On 7 December 2022, the Congress of Peru organized a coup against President [[Pedro Castillo]] and installed Dina Boluarte as the new ruler of Peru. Protests soon began seeking to dissolve of Congress, create a constituent assembly, and free Castillo from prison. At least 48 people have died in the protests.<ref>{{Web citation|newspaper=[[Liberation News]]|title=Open letter: Stop the violence against the Peruvian people!|date=2023-01-14|url=https://www.liberationnews.org/open-letter-stop-the-violence-against-the-peruvian-people/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116225037/https://www.liberationnews.org/open-letter-stop-the-violence-against-the-peruvian-people/|archive-date=2023-01-16|retrieved=2023-01-22}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == |