Description: (The 58th President of Peru Who Ousted Fernando Belaúnde)
Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado, a Peruvian general, assumed the presidency of Peru after a coup in 1968. His administration focused on implementing nationalist and left-leaning policies, such as nationalization and agrarian reform, to support indigenous Peruvians. Velasco pursued a confrontational foreign policy with the United States, calling for treaty renegotiations and challenging Latin American reliance on the US. While strengthening relations with the Soviet Union, he maintained an anti-communist stance, advocating for a unique foreign policy approach known as the "third way."