Juan Francisco Velasco Alvarado was a Peruvian general who served as the President of Peru after a successful coup d'état against Fernando Belaúnde's presidency in 1968. Wikipedia
Born: June 16, 1910, Castilla District, Peru
Died: December 24, 1977 (age 67 years), Lima, Peru
Presidential term: October 3, 1968 – August 29, 1975
Spouse: Consuelo Gonzales Posada (m. 1940–1977)
Nationality: Peruvian
Organizations founded: Petroperú, Aeroperú, and Empresa Nacional de Ferrocarriles del Perú
Descendants: Mario Velasco, Javier Velasco, Teresa Consuelo Maria Elena, and more
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