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Maoist Guerrilla Group Attacked a Polling Location in Peru in 1980
May 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Maoist guerrilla group attacked a polling location in Peru, starting Internal conflict in 1980. On the eve of the presidential elections, Shining Path burned ballot boxes in the town of Chuschi. It was the first "act of war" by the Shining Path. continue reading »
5-year-old Peruvian Became the Youngest Confirmed Mother in 1939
May 14, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Lina Medina of Peru became the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at 5 years old in 1939. Medina gave birth at the age of five years, seven months and 17 days. continue reading »
Pope John XXIII Canonized St. Martín de Porres in 1962
May 6, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Peruvian St. Martín de Porres was canonized by Pope John XXIII in 1962. Martin made a martyr out of his body, devoting himself to ceaseless and severe penances. continue reading »
Thor Heyerdahl and His Crew Traveled from Peru to Polynesia in 1947
April 28, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to prove that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia in 1947. continue reading »
Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was Sentenced to 25 Years in Prison in 2009
April 7, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori was sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces in 2009. continue reading »
Peruvian President Fujimori Dissolved Congress in 1992
April 5, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Alberto Fujimori, President of Peru, dissolved the Peruvian congress by military force in 1992. continue reading »
A Landslide Kills 600 in Peru in 1971
March 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, in Peru a landslide crashed into Lake Yanahuani, killing 600 at the mining camp of Chungar in 1971. An earthquake sets off a series of calamities—a landslide, flood and avalanche--that results in the destruction of the town of Chungar, Peru, and the death of many of its inhabitants. continue reading »
Argentine Commander Don José de San Martín was Born in 1778
February 25, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in LatAm history, Argentine military commander Don José de San Martín who was the first President of Peru was born in 1778. Don José de San Martín was an Argentine soldier, statesman, and national hero who helped lead the revolutions against Spanish rule in Argentina (1812), Chile (1818), and Peru (1821). continue reading »
South America’s Most Violent Volcanic Eruption Occurred in 1600
February 19, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, the Peruvian stratovolcano Huaynaputina exploded in the most violent eruption in the recorded history of South America in 1600. continue reading »
UN Brokered Ceasefire Between Peru, Ecuador in 1995
February 17, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, the Cenepa War between Peru and Ecuador ended on a cease-fire brokered by the UN in 1995. The war was a brief and localized military conflict between Ecuador and Peru, fought over control of a disputed area on the border between the two countries. continue reading »
Chile Defeated an Alliance Between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839
January 20, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Chile defeated an alliance between Peru and Bolivia in the Battle of Yungay in 1839. The alliance formed Chilean Army led by Chilean General in Chief Manuel Bulnes and force of Peruvians opposed to Santa Cruz, decisively defeated the Confederate Army commanded by Santa Cruz after six hours of combat in the battlefield of Yungay, in northern Peru, 200 km north of Lima. continue reading »
Spanish Conquistador Founded Lima, Peru in 1535
January 18, 2013 | by HS News Staff | Today in Latin American History
Today in Latin American history, Spanish conquistador Francisco Pizarro founded Lima, the capital of Peru in 1535. continue reading »
