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Peru

República del Perú

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HISTORY. The Republic of Peru, formerly the most important of the Spanish vice-royalties in South America, declared its independence on 28 July 1821 ; but it was not till after a war, protracted till 1824, that the country gained its actual freedom.

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John Paxton

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© 1982 Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited

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Paxton, J. (1982). Peru. In: Paxton, J. (eds) The Statesman’s Year-Book. The Statesman’s Yearbook. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230271111_126

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