2022 Peruvian self-coup d'état attempt
attempt by President Pedro Castillo to dissolve the Congress of Peru
On 7 December 2022, President of Peru Pedro Castillo dissolved the Congress of Peru it tried to impeach him. Castillo forced a curfew, created an emergency government and called for a constituent assembly.[1][2] The act was seen as a self-coup d'état.[3][4] Members of President Castillo's government resigned after his announcement with the Peruvian Armed Forces rejecting the president's actions as well.[5]
Castillo was impeached on the same day, and removed from office after the Constitutional Court of Peru rejected his dissolution of congress.[6][7][8]
Outside of the Mexican embassy in Lima, Castillo was arrested after attempting to leave and seek asylum in Mexico.[9][10]
References
change- ↑ "Presidente Pedro Castillo disuelve temporalmente el Congreso de Perú". CNN (in Spanish). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ "Presidente de Perú disuelve Congreso, declara "gobierno de excepción" y llama a elecciones". Voz de América (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ PERU21, NOTICIAS (7 December 2022). "Golpe de Estado: Pedro Castillo disuelve el Congreso, anuncia que intervendrá el PJ y decreta Estado de Excepción | lo ultimo | urgente | politica | | POLITICA". Peru21 (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 December 2022.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ Aquino, Marco (2022-12-07). "Peru's Castillo threatens to dissolve Congress as political crisis deepens". Reuters. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ "Pedro Castillo cierra el Congreso, en vivo: disolución, mensaje del presidente y últimas noticias". Diario AS (in Spanish). 8 December 2022.
- ↑ Pozzebon, Claudia Rebaza,Tara John,Stefano (2022-12-07). "Peru lawmakers impeach President Castillo after he attempts to dissolve Congress". CNN. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Peru's Congress votes to remove president Castillo in impeachment trial". Reuters. 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ "Congresso do Peru destitui presidente que tentou golpe". O Antagonista (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
- ↑ de 2022, 7 de Diciembre. "Disturbios en los exteriores de la Embajada de México para evitar el posible ingreso de Pedro Castillo". infobae (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-12-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ↑ "Pedro Castillo está detenido en la prefectura tras salir de Palacio de Gobierno". La Republica (in Spanish). 2022-12-07. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
