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Events relating to peru
The Great Valparaiso Earthquake damages much of central Chile and is felt from Peru to Buenos Aires
Augusto Leguía begins a long spell as the strong man of Peruvian politics
The lost Inca city of Machu Picchu is reached by US archaeologist Hiram Bingham
Leonardo's Mona Lisa is recovered two years after its theft when the thief, Vincenzo Perugia, tries to sell it to the Uffizi Gallery in Florence
British biochemist Max Perutz begins the analysis of haemoglobin
Thor Heyerdahl sets sail across the Pacific from Peru in a balsa wood boat, the Kon-Tiki
The veteran left-wing politician Victor Haya is elected president of Peru but is thwarted by a coup led by General Ricardo Godoy
Shining Path and Tupac Amaru emerge as left-wing guerrilla groups in Peru
Alberto Fujimori and his newly formed Cambio 90 party win a surprise election victory in Peru
Tupac Amaru guerrillas take 460 guests hostage at the Japanese ambassador's Christmas party in Lima, Peru
Alerto Fujimori resigns after a corruption scandal during his third term as president of Peru
Former Peruvian president Alberto Fujimori, after sheltering since 2000 in Japan, arrives unexpectedly in Chile
The Chilean Supreme Court grants the Peruvian government's request for the extradition of Alberto Fujimori to Peru
Peru's Supreme Court finds Alberto Fujimori guilty of authorizing death squads and sentences him to 25 years in prison
The Peruvian government announces that the high-prolile Camisea Gas Project will be able to provide over the years $2.6 trillion cubic feet of natural gas
