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| VI. The World Wars and the Interwar Period, 1914–1945 > E. Latin America and the Caribbean, 1914–1945 > 2. South America > f. Peru | ||||
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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| f. Peru | |
| 1914, Feb. 4 | |
| A military revolt led to the overthrow of President Guillermo Billinghurst. | 1 |
| 1914–15 | |
| Col. Oscar Benavides served as provisional president. | 2 |
| 1915–19 | |
| José Pardo, president. | 3 |
| 1917, Oct. 5 | |
| Peru severed relations with Germany, after attacks on Peruvian ships. | 4 |
| 1919, Jan | |
| Workers led a three-day general strike, winning an eight-hour-day law for Peru's urban workers. | 5 |
| July 4 | |
| A coup d'état led to the resignation and imprisonment of President Pardo. | 6 |
| The Encyclopedia of World History, Sixth edition. Peter N. Stearns, general editor. Copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Maps by Mary Reilly, copyright © 2001 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. | |
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