A constitutional referendum was held in

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

on 31 October 1993. It followed the Alberto Fujimori's presidential coup on 5 April 1992.Peru, 31 October 1993: Constitution
Direct Democracy A new constitution was published on 4 September 1993, limiting the President to two terms of five years, creating a

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. Constitutional amendments would be possible with either a referendum or a two-thirds majority in two successive Congresses. Referendums would also be possible if a petition had 0.3% of voters' signatures. After being approved by 52% of voters, the new constitution came into force on 29 December 1993.

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