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{{Short description|1975 coup d'état in Peru}} |
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{{for|the Chilean coup attempt|Tacnazo insurrection}} |
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{{Infobox military conflict |
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| conflict = Tacnazo |
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| partof = the [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]] and [[Operation Condor]] |
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| image = Tacnazo de 1975.jpg |
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| image_size = 250px |
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| caption = The [[Peruvian Army]] drives in [[Tacna, Peru|Tacna]] during the coup |
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| date = 29 August 1975 |
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| place = [[Tacna]], Peru |
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| result = Coup successful |
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* Velasco overthrown, [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru#Second Phase|second phase]] of the Revolutionary Government begins |
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* Armed Forces are purged of pro-Velasco elements |
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| combatant1 = {{flagdeco|Peru}} [[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru|Alvarado government]] |
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| combatant2 = {{flagdeco|Peru|military}} [[Peruvian Armed Forces]] |
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| commander1 = {{flagdeco|Peru}} [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]] |
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| commander2 = {{flagdeco|Peru|military}} [[Francisco Morales Bermudez]] |
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| casualties1 = |
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⚫ | The '''Tacnazo''' was a military coup launched by then [[Peru]]vian Prime Minister, General [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]] against the administration of President Gen. [[Juan Velasco Alvarado]] in 1975. This led to what is known in Peru as the "[[Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru#Second Phase|Second Phase]]" of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces, which lasted until the [[1980 Peruvian general election|elections]] of 1980. |
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==Background== |
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{{see also|Limazo}} |
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On February 5, 1975, there was a [[National Police of Peru|police]] strike and an attempted coup that turned into riots and looting in the [[Historic Centre of Lima|historic center]] of [[Lima]], which were then violently suppressed by the [[Peruvian Army]]. This event continued to destabilize the Velasco administration, already unstable after growing discontent and demands for economic reform from the public. |
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On the morning of Thursday, August 28, 1975, the annual ceremony commemorating the return of the [[Tacna Province (Chile)|Province of Tacna]] to Peru took place, with the presence of then Prime Minister [[Francisco Morales Bermúdez]] and the heads of the military and without the presence of President Juan Velasco Alvarado, who was in [[Lima]]. |
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==Coup== |
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Following these events, a purge in the Army saw most of Velasco's supporters forced to resign or leave their commissions. |
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⚫ | After an improvised speech in the [[Plaza de Armas|main square]] of Tacna, General Morales Bermúdez urged President Velasco to leave office peacefully and avoid a direct confrontation. President Velasco, already having come down with illness, resigned after realising that little could be done to resist. He died in 1977. |
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== Aftermath == |
== Aftermath == |
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The Morales Bermúdez administration proved unable to continue with the government |
The Morales Bermúdez administration proved unable to continue with the original leftist military government program. President Morales Bermúdez did not continue with what was supposed to be the "Revolution", but his own program, which was supposed to mitigate the pseudo-Communist experiments of Velasco's administration. A purge in the Army saw most of Velasco's supporters forced to resign or leave their commissions. |
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He was forced to call a Constitutional Assembly (which was led by [[Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre]]) and new elections. |
He was forced to call a Constitutional Assembly (which was led by [[Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre]]) and new elections. |
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==See also== |
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* [[1968 Peruvian coup d'état]] |
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== References == |
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{{reflist}} |
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{{Americas coup d'état}} |
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{{Peru-stub}} |
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[[Category:1970s coups d'état and coup attempts]] |
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[[es:Tacnazo]] |
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[[Category:Conflicts in 1975]] |
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[[Category:August 1975 events in South America]] |
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[[Category:Military history of Peru]] |
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[[Category:Political history of Peru]] |
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[[Category:Military coups in Peru]] |
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[[Category:Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru]] |
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Part of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces of Peru and Operation Condor | |||||||
The Peruvian Army drives in Tacna during the coup | |||||||
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Juan Velasco Alvarado | Francisco Morales Bermudez |
The Tacnazo was a military coup launched by then Peruvian Prime Minister, General Francisco Morales Bermúdez against the administration of President Gen. Juan Velasco Alvarado in 1975. This led to what is known in Peru as the "Second Phase" of the Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces, which lasted until the elections of 1980.
Background
[edit]On February 5, 1975, there was a police strike and an attempted coup that turned into riots and looting in the historic center of Lima, which were then violently suppressed by the Peruvian Army. This event continued to destabilize the Velasco administration, already unstable after growing discontent and demands for economic reform from the public.
On the morning of Thursday, August 28, 1975, the annual ceremony commemorating the return of the Province of Tacna to Peru took place, with the presence of then Prime Minister Francisco Morales Bermúdez and the heads of the military and without the presence of President Juan Velasco Alvarado, who was in Lima.
Coup
[edit]The coup was planned at the Tarapacá barracks as a military uprising in the southern city of Tacna, and was supported unanimously by several of the most prominent members of the Armed Forces. The next day, at 2:00 am, neighboring Chilean radios received the news regarding the coup.
After an improvised speech in the main square of Tacna, General Morales Bermúdez urged President Velasco to leave office peacefully and avoid a direct confrontation. President Velasco, already having come down with illness, resigned after realising that little could be done to resist. He died in 1977.
Aftermath
[edit]The Morales Bermúdez administration proved unable to continue with the original leftist military government program. President Morales Bermúdez did not continue with what was supposed to be the "Revolution", but his own program, which was supposed to mitigate the pseudo-Communist experiments of Velasco's administration. A purge in the Army saw most of Velasco's supporters forced to resign or leave their commissions.
He was forced to call a Constitutional Assembly (which was led by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre) and new elections.