Peru, 1956 — military coup attempt
Event Summary
The dataset records an attempted military coup in Peru on 16 February 1956, in the final months of the authoritarian ochenio of General Manuel A. Odria, as the regime moved toward the June 1956 elections that would end his rule. Odria had seized power in 1948 and governed through suppression of the outlawed APRA party, but by 1956 he faced pressure to open the system, and the transition was marked by maneuvering among military and political factions, including a challenge from the more liberal officer Marshal Manuel A.
Odria's rivals. Any coup attempt in February 1956 came within that pre-electoral turbulence and did not derail the handover. Odria allowed the June 1956 election, which returned the civilian Manuel Prado to the presidency, ending the ochenio and the personalist military government.
Researched Details
Researched
Independent research, added record by record. Hover any label for what it means.
Sources
Editorial Note
Cross-Reference
Datasets agree. At least two of the three reference datasets we check against carry this event, and none of them disagrees about its date or its result.
Identifiers for finding this same event in the other datasets:
- Cline Center id
13502161956- Albrecht/Koehler/Schutz (CAM) id
CAM-135-1956-02-16
How the match is made is described in crossref-report.md.
Outcome and Target
Coup Atlas research identifies the target as: President Manuel A. Odria survived and handed power to the elected civilian Manuel Prado in 1956.
Baseline coding: Coup attempt failed to remove the incumbent. Recorded leader fate: remained in office; not physically harmed. The baseline file does not name individual targets; researched names are kept in a separate layer.
Baseline Dataset Citation
Baseline Source-Document Entries
Powell and Thyne
New York Times
Globe and Mail
This is the citation trail carried by the baseline dataset, grouped by outlet and rejoined from the line-wrapped original. Coup Atlas has not independently re-checked every document; read the original before citing a specific claim. URLs the import damaged beyond safe repair are shown as plain text and listed in citations-report.md. How this list is built →