Belaúnde Terry, Fernando (1913–2002)

Peruvian politician and president 1963–68 and 1980–85. He championed land reform and the construction of roads to open up the Amazon valley. He fled to the USA in 1968 after being deposed by a military junta. After his return, his second term in office was marked by rampant inflation, a devaluation of the currency in 1967, enormous foreign debts, terrorism, mass killings, and human-rights violations by the armed forces.