Juan Velasco Alvarado and had four children. In 1929, he stowed away on a ship to Lima, Peru, falsified his age, and tried to enlist as an officer in the Peruvian Army. However, he arrived late to the exam, so he joined as a private on April 5, 1929. A year later, he took a competitive exam for entrance into the "Escuela Militar de Chorrillos" ("Chorrillos Military School"), and got the highest score of all applicants. In 1934, he graduated with high honors and at the head of his class. During the Belaúnde administration (1963–1968), political disputes became a norm as he held
First presidency of Fernando Belaúnde First presidency of Fernando Belaúnde The first term of Fernando Belaúnde Terry started July 28, 1963 and culminated in the coup Juan Velasco Alvarado on October 3, 1968. The presidency started on July 28, 1963. At Belaúnde's inauguration in the Legislative Palace, the President of the Senate, Julio de la Piedra gave him the presidential sash, followed by, the first vice president Edgardo Seoane's oath. The ceremony was attended by representatives of 41 states, among them being the Minister of Information and Tourism of Spain, Manuel Fraga. He gave an address to the nation, which announced government measures such as