1992 Peruvian self-coup

Fujimorazo
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Date 5 April 1992 Location Peru Action Self-coup: Incumbent President Fujimori announced he was "temporarily dissolving" the Congress of the Republic and "reorganizing" the Judicial Branch of the government. He then ordered the Army of Peru to drive a tank to the steps of Congress to shut it down. Result Presidential victory Fujimori curtails the independence of the judiciary and constitutional rights with a declaration of a state of emergency and curfews, as well as enacting controversial "severe emergency laws" to deal with terrorism. Elections for a Democratic Constituent Congress are held in November 1992, giving Fujimori a majority to draft a new constitution. New Constitution draft is approved by popular vote in 1993.
Belligerents
Government Cambio 90 Armed Forces Joint Command  Peruvian Army  Peruvian Navy  Peruvian Air Force Pro-Fujimori protesters	Congress Judiciary Opposition APRA Popular Action Christian People's Party Anti-Fujimori protesters
Commanders and leaders
Alberto Fujimori Víctor Malca Villanueva Vladimiro Montesinos Nicolás de Bari Hermoza Ríos	Felipe Osterling Roberto Ramírez del Villar Beaumont Máximo San Román Alan García Isaac Humala
Military support
Thousands of soldiers Tanks Armored personnel carriers	None
On November 26, 2007, ten former government officials were sentenced by the Supreme Court of Peru for their role in the self-coup.

The 1992 Peruvian self-coup, sometimes known as the Fujimorazo,^[1][2] was performed in Peru in 1992 after President Alberto Fujimori dissolved the Congress as well as the judiciary and assumed full legislative and judicial powers. With the collaboration of the military, the Fujimori government arrested prominent opposition leaders and journalists, as well as seized government buildings.^[3]

Following the coup, the Fujimori government subsequently began to implement objectives of the Green Plan. Most Peruvian politicians, intellectuals and journalists criticized the coup, while security forces, most of the private business sector and a substantial part of the public supported Fujimori.^[3]

The coup ended Peru's democratic system which had been in place since the end of military rule in 1980. The coup occurred in the context of an economic crisis, political gridlock, organized crime, and terrorism from the Shining Path. ^[3]