1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis
| 1992 Peruvian constitutional crisis | |||||||||
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| Part of History of Peru | |||||||||
 President Alberto Fujimori |
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| Government-Insurgents | |||||||||
| Incumbent President Fujimori | systemic weakness of government institutions | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
| Alberto Fujimori | None | ||||||||
| Political support | |||||||||
| None | None | ||||||||
| Military support | |||||||||
| Peruvian Armed Forces | None | ||||||||
| On November 26, 2007, ten former government officials were sentenced by the Supreme Court of Peru for their role in the auto-coup. | |||||||||
The 1992 Fujimori's Auto-Coup, also known as the Autogolpe of 1992, was a constitutional crisis that occurred in Peru in 1992, after President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the Congress of Peru as well as the judiciary of Peru and assumed full legislative and judicial powers.
The systemic weakness of government institutions had worsened under the administration of Fujimori's predecessor, Alan García, which turned away from the private sector while attempting to control the banking system, leading to the collapse of the entire structure of public administration.
During Fujimori's first term in office, the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance (APRA) and Democratic Front (FREDEMO) parties remained in control of both chambers of Congress (the Chamber of Deputies and Senate), thus hampering Fujimori's ability to get his sponsored legislation enacted.
When Fujimori was president-elect prior to his inauguration into office, he traveled to Japan and the United States in order to meet with top-level officials and request aid for Peru. While in the U.S., Fujimori was told that Peru must adopt a "relatively orthodox economic strategy" and stabilize hyperinflation before being permitted re-entrance into the international financial community, meaning that these policies would have to be implemented prior to the granting of any international aid to Peru. The Congress, however, resisted Fujimori's efforts to adopt policies advocated by the International Monetary Fund and World Bank, especially austerity measures.
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