Nicolás Lindley López

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**Nicolás Lindley López**
2nd President of the Military Junta

In office March 3, 1962 – July 28, 1963
Preceded by	Ricardo Pérez Godoy
Succeeded by	Fernando Belaúnde Terry

Born	November 16, 1938
Political party	Independent - Military
Spouse	María Álvarez del Villar
Profession	Military

Nicolás Lindley López (November 16, 1908–February 3, 1995) was a Peruvian military commander who headed the military government in Peru for several months in 1963.

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Nicolás Lindley was born in Lima in 1908. He studied at the Anglo-Peruvian School (Colegio San Andrés). In 1926, he entered the military school in Chorrillos, where he obtained his doctorate in 1930. Lindley had a successful career within the military, and in 1960 he became general commander of the Peruvian army.

In July 1962, Lindley launched a military coup together with Ricardo Pérez Godoy against the democratically elected President of Peru Manuel Prado Ugarteche. They installed a military government, initially headed by Pérez with Lindley as the minister of defence. The junta's main goal was to organise new elections and transfer power to a newly elected government. When Pérez showed an inclination to stay in power for longer than originally foreseen, he was overthrown by Lindley on March 3, 1963. Lindley stayed in power until July 28 that year when the election winner Fernando Belaúnde Terry took over the presidency.

From 1964 to 1975, Lindley served as the Peruvian ambassador to Spain.

Preceded by: Gral. Alejandro Cuadra Rabines	Commander-in-Chief of the Army August 1960 – July 1962	Succeeded by: Gral. Julio Luna Ferrecio
Preceded by: Carlos Moreyra y Paz Soldán	Prime Minister of Peru July 18, 1962 – July 28, 1963	Succeeded by: Julio Óscar Trelles Montes
Preceded by: Ricardo Pérez Godoy	President of Peru March 3, 1963 – July 28, 1963	Succeeded by: Fernando Belaúnde Terry
Preceded by: –	Ambassador in Spain 1964 – 1975	Succeeded by: –