Peru: History

Peru and Bolivia join in a short-lived confederation. 

Peru is defeated by Chile in the Pacific War. Peru loses southern territory to Chile.

Peru initiated a border agreement with Ecuador, opening their borders for trade and development after a 50 year dispute over border and trade regulations. 

A major gas pipeline project is completed which connects gas fields in the jungle to the capital, Lima.

Peru and the United States sign a free trade agreement.

Former army officer Ollanta HUMALA Tasso was elected president in June 2011

Pedro Pablo KUCZYNSKI Godard won a very narrow presidential runoff election in June 2016.

Facing impeachment after evidence surfaced of his involvement in a vote-buying scandal, President KUCZYNSKI offered his resignation on 21 March 2018. Two days later, First Vice President Martin Alberto VIZCARRA Cornejo was sworn in as president.

On 30 September 2019, President VIZCARRA invoked his constitutional authority to dissolve Peru's Congress after months of battling with the body over anticorruption reforms.

President VIZCARRA was impeached by Congress on 9 November 2020 for a second time and removed from office after being accused of corruption and mishandling of the COVID-19 pandemic.