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- After attending public schools in his hometown, Velasco stowed away on a coastal steamer that took him to Lima in 1929. He joined the army as a common soldier and the next year won admission to the military academy. He graduated at the head of his class four years later.
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The education reform of 1972 provided for bilingual education for the indigenous people of the Andes and the Amazon, which consisted nearly half of the population. In 1975, the Velasco government enacted a law making Quechua an official language of Peru equal to Spanish.
Apr 12, 2024 · Juan Velasco Alvarado (born June 16, 1910, Piura, Peru—died Dec. 24, 1977, Lima) was the president of Peru from 1968 until 1975. Formerly commander in chief of the Army, Velasco came to power by overthrowing Pres. Fernando Belaúnde Terry.
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May 14, 2018 · A man of humble origins, the Peruvian army officer General Juan Velasco Alvarado (1910-1977) seized power in 1968 and launched a sweeping but ill-fated reform program. Juan Velasco Alvarado was born at Piura, on Peru's north coast, on June 16, 1910.
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde 's presidency in 1968.
Jan 1, 2019 · Velasco was born in Piura, in North Peru, on 16 June 1910. He trained at the Chorrillos military academy at Lima. After a successful military career, Velasco achieved the rank of general.
Juan Velasco Alvarado ( b. 16 June 1910; d. 24 December 1977), military officer and president of Peru (1968–1975), leader of a radical nationalist government that introduced a number of reforms and increased state intervention in economic, social, and political affairs.
Only six days after the military coup that ousted President Fernando Belaúnde Terry, the junta led by General Juan Velasco Alvarado nationalized the oil industry, a highly symbolic decision that confirmed the direction the new regime wanted to take.
