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| The Encyclopedia of World History. 2001. |
| 1999, July 14 | |
| The last of the commanders of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path), Oscar Ramirez Durand, was captured. He was later sentenced to life imprisonment without parole. Membership in the Peruvian Maoist guerrilla force reportedly dwindled to under 1,000 by the year 1999. | 1 |
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| Pres. Fujimori announced that he would seek a third presidential term. Because of legislation passed in 1996, Fujimori was able to evade a two-term limit to the presidency that was delineated in Peru's 1993 constitution. | 2 |
| 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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