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1993, Oct. 31 |
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A new constitution approved by voters strengthened the executive and bolstered Fujimori's free market agenda. | 1 |
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1994, Dec. 28 |
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Peruvian Indians filed a class-action lawsuit against Texaco, seeking $1 billion in damages. The suit, filed in New York City, alleged environmental damage due to improper oil disposal in neighboring Ecuador. | 2 |
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1995, Jan. 26 |
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Fighting erupted on the border between Peru and Ecuador over land that Ecuador ceded to Peru in 1941. Though the border issue remained unresolved, Peru and Ecuador signed a truce on Feb. 17. | 3 |
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April 9 |
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Pres. Alberto K. Fujimori was easily reelected to a second five-year term. | 4 |
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Nov. 30Dec. 1 |
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Peruvian police killed three alleged members of Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) in a 2-day siege of a house in a Lima suburb. Police also arrested Lori Helene Berenson, a U.S. citizen who rented the house occupied by rebels. | 5 |
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