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Juan Velasco Alvarado

1910 - 1977

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Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado (June 16, 1910 – December 24, 1977) was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Under his presidency, nationalism, as well as left-leaning policies that addressed indigenous Peruvians, such as nationalization or agrarian reform were adopted. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Juan Velasco Alvarado has received more than 370,681 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Juan Velasco Alvarado is the 6,819th most popular politician (down from 5,792nd in 2019), the 31st most popular biography from Peru and the 16th most popular Peruvian Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Juan Velasco Alvarado ranks 6,819 out of 19,576. Before him are Bamir Topi, Sicco Mansholt, Duke Anthony Ulrich of Brunswick, Mikołaj "the Red" Radziwiłł, Ernest, Margrave of Austria, and Louis Gonzaga, Duke of Nevers. After him are Charlotte Aglaé d'Orléans, Charles II August, Duke of Zweibrücken, Dengizich, Petre Roman, Emperor Jingzong of Western Xia, and Publius Mucius Scaevola.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1910, Juan Velasco Alvarado ranks 83. Before him are Shunichi Kumai, Sergey Gorshkov, He Zizhen, Louis Slotin, Maurice Papon, and Irmfried Eberl. After him are Miguel Hernández, Remo Giazotto, Kenneth E. Boulding, Jack Hawkins, Masayoshi Ōhira, and Johan Ferrier. Among people deceased in 1977, Juan Velasco Alvarado ranks 66. Before him are Takeo Kurita, Prince Xavier of Bourbon-Parma, Félix Gouin, Marien Ngouabi, Tom Pryce, and Edmond Hamilton. After him are John Edensor Littlewood, Yevgenia Ginzburg, Hans Martin Sutermeister, Hanns Martin Schleyer, Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, and Zózimo.

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In Peru

Among people born in Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado ranks 31 out of 287. Before him are César Vallejo (1892), Alan García (1949), Titu Cusi (1535), Sinchi Roca (1230), Inca Roca (1350), and Dina Boluarte (1962). After him are Yawar Waqaq (1380), Sayri Túpac (1535), Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928), Alejandro Toledo (1946), Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala (1535), and Lloque Yupanqui (1260).

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Among POLITICIANS In Peru

Among politicians born in Peru, Juan Velasco Alvarado ranks 16. Before him are Pedro Pablo Kuczynski (1938), Túpac Huallpa (1510), Alan García (1949), Titu Cusi (1535), Inca Roca (1350), and Dina Boluarte (1962). After him are Yawar Waqaq (1380), Sayri Túpac (1535), Alejandro Toledo (1946), Lloque Yupanqui (1260), Cápac Yupanqui (1320), and Francisco Morales Bermúdez (1921).

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