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Luis M. Sánchez Cerro

president of Peru
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Luis Sánchez Cerro was a Peruvian military leader who overthrew President Leguía in 1930 and subsequently won the 1931 presidential election. His presidency was marked by conflict with the APRA party, which claimed the elections were fraudulent. An APRA uprising in Trujillo in 1932 led Sánchez Cerro to order the bombing of the city, resulting in many deaths. This event contributed to his assassination by an Aprista in 1933, creating a lasting animosity between the military and APRA. His successor, Oscar Benavides, restored economic confidence and resolved boundary disputes with Colombia and Ecuador.12

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  1. Peru - Return to elected government
  2. Juan Velasco Alvarado
  3. Peru - Troubled democracy

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