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Jan 18, 1535
Lima Founded
The Spaniards founded the city of Lima as capital. -
Nov 22, 1542
Viceroyalty of Peru
The Viceroyalty of Peru was established, -
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The War of Independence
Over these 10 years, Peru and North Peru-at the time-were fighting against other countries for Independence. -
Battle of Ayacucho
The Spanish army was defeated, marking the end of Spanish rule in South America. -
Peru-Bolivian Confederacy
The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was established. -
Peru-Bolivian Confederacy
The Peru-Bolivian Confederacy was officialy dissolved. -
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War of the Pacific
During this timespan, Chile declared war on Peru and Bolivia. At the end, Chile won, claiming Peru's Tarapacá Province. -
The right to vote.
Manuel A. Odría legalized opposition parties in 1956 and called fresh elections—in which he would not be a candidate. -
Congress dissolved.
Fujimori dissolved the Congress. -
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Cenepa War
Th war between Ecuador and Peru, fought over control of an area in Peruvian territory (i.e. in the eastern side of the Cordillera del Cóndor, Province of Condorcanqui, Región Amazonas, Republic of Perú) near to the border between the two countries. The two nations had signed a border treaty following the Ecuadorian–Peruvian War of 1941, but Ecuador later disagreed with the treaty as it applied to the Cenepa and Paquisha areas, and in 1960 Ecuador declared the treaty null -
2007 Peru earthquake
The 2007 Peru earthquake, which measured 8.0 on the moment magnitude scale, hit the central coast of Peru on Wednesday, August 15 at 18:40:57 local time and lasted for about three minutes.