Pres. Bustamente's government was overthrown and replaced by a military junta under Gen. Manuel Odría (1897–1974). The APRA (American Popular Revolutionary Alliance) and the Communist Party were outlawed.
Peru asked the U.S., Argentina, Brazil, and Chile to investigate border incidents with Ecuador. Fighting had begun on Aug. 11 over the long-standing issue of access to certain Amazon tributaries.
As the land problem became more acute, members of Indian sierra communities organized and initiated land invasions on highland haciendas. In the region of La Convención valley, the seizures developed into a full-scale insurrection under Hugo Blanco before being brutally repressed.
A military junta overthrew and imprisoned Pres. Prado. It also closed Congress and suspended constitutional guarantees. The U.S. suspended diplomatic relations and on July 19–20 halted all aid.
