Constituent Assembly (Peru)
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Constituent Assembly Asamblea Constituyente |
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| Republic of Peru | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 28 July 1978 |
| Disbanded | 28 July 1980 |
| Preceded by | Congress of the Republic of Peru |
| Succeeded by | Congress of the Republic of Peru |
| Leadership | |
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President of the Constituent Assembly
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| Seats | 100 |
| Meeting place | |
| Legislative Palace (Peru) | |
The Constituent Assembly was the tenth Constituent Assembly of Peru, convened by the government of General Francisco Morales Bermudez to facilitate the return of democracy following a decade of the self-styled Revolutionary Government of the Armed Forces. It was settled on July 28, 1978 and was led by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, historical leader of the American Popular Revolutionary Alliance. Its main mission was to develop a new constitution replacing the old 1933 Constitution. This new Constitution was enacted and promulgated on July 12, 1979, and entered into force on July 28, 1980, on the opening of the constitutional government of the architect Fernando Belaúnde Terry. It was replaced 14 years later by the 1993 Constitution.
The main innovations of this Constitution, compared to its predecessor, were:
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