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Peru exhibits a deeply ingrained Hispanic tradition as the South American center of the Spanish Empire. This tradition contributed, after a reluctant independence, to instability, military regimes, and authoritarian governments for most of Peru's history as a republic. Peruvians are still divided by the legacy of Alberto Fujimori's government, a highly controversial elected regime that provided the benefits of pacification and economic stabilization on the one hand, but autocratic governance and pervasive corruption on the other. Peru's continuing democratic process owes much to the Paniagua-led transition. The wave of democracy that Peru was inaugurated by the transitional government led by president of congress and longtime Alignment Process representative Valentin Paniagua, who took the oath of office on November 22, 2000. The Velasco military government was a significant catalyst for social change. Most notable was the enactment of a large-scale agrarian-reform program, which effectively eliminated large, private landholdings; in the process, it reconfigured a rural landscape that was archaic and exploitative. |
