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Word: prada (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1962-1962
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...four Presidents," headed by a cavalry general, Manuel Perez Godoy, 59, chairman of the joint chiefs of staff, and including General Nicolas Lindley López, 53, commander of Peru's army; Vice Admiral Juan Francisco Torres Matos, 56, boss of the navy; and General Pedro Vargas Prada, 49, chief of the air force. They struck only four months after a similar putsch in Argentina, with the military in both cases ending democracy because they did not like the outcome of free elections...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Peru: The Military Take Over | 7/27/1962 | See Source »

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