Freedom of the press in Peru has an impact on the freedom of the press in the country. Peru has had a changing political status that has affected press freedom in Peru. The following major historical events reveal the influence of political figures and historical events on the country's press freedom environment. Press freedom in Peru underwent its worst stage during the military regime, also known as the Peruvian Military Junta, led by Juan Velasco Alvarado that lasted from 1968 to 1980. The major impact of this political system in Peru was the closing and censorship of broadcast and print news media, as Velasco implemented a
Revolutionary government in the Philippines his citing of Aquino's People Power Revolution as the 1986 revolution was initiated by the people of the Philippines, and not by an incumbent president. The opposition criticized Duterte's statements, stating that his revolutionary government will be another martial law age in the Philippines. He has threatened communist rebels of arrest and a full-scale war against the CPP–NPA–NDF once a revolutionary government that would last until the end of his term was declared. Though by November 2017, Duterte has dropped the idea saying that he doesn't need to declare a revolutionary government in order to arrest communist rebels. Revolutionary government