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Perumthachan (പെരുന്തച്ചൻ)
Perumthachan (പെരുന്തച്ചൻ) is a 1991 Malayalam period drama directed by Ajayan, written by M.T. Vasudevan Nair, starring Thilakan; it won the Indira Gandhi Award for Best First Film and Best Cinematography National Awards.
Perun (Перýн)
Perun (Перýн, Перун), supreme thunder god of the pagan Slavs, attested in the 945 and 971 Rus'-Byzantine treaties and Vladimir's 980 Kyiv pantheon; cognate with Baltic Perkūnas; cult ended at Christianization, transferred to St. Elijah.
Perundevanar
Perundevanar (பெருந்தேவனார்) is the name borne by several Tamil poets, most notably a ninth-century Pallava court poet whose Tamil Bharatam, over 270 venba stanzas, survives.
Perunitsa Fossae
Perunitsa Fossae is a 1,300 km system of narrow tectonic depressions on Venus at 10S, 307E, IAU-named in 1997 for an East Slavic winged warrior maiden, showing faulting and rifting near Aleksota Mons.
Perunkathai
Perunkathai (பெருங்கதை), also called Konguvel Maakkadhai or Udhayanan Kadhai, is a Tamil Jain epic by Konguvelir that retells the life of King Udayana of Kosambi from the Sanskrit Brihatkatha.
Perusahaan Listrik Negara
Perusahaan Listrik Negara (PLN) is Indonesia's state-owned electricity company, which holds a monopoly on transmission and distribution, serves about 89 million customers, and accounted for 64% of national generation capacity at the end of 2024.
Perusu (2025 film)
Perusu (பெருசு) is a 2025 Tamil adult comedy-drama directed by Ilango Ram, a remake of his Sinhalese film Tentigo, starring Vaibhav and Sunil Reddy as brothers hiding their father's post-mortem erection during his funeral; released 14 March 2025, streamed on Netflix from 11 April 2025.
Peruth Chemutai
Peruth Chemutai (born 1999) is a Ugandan 3000m steeplechase runner, Olympic gold medallist at Tokyo 2020 (9:01.45 NR) and silver medallist at Paris 2024, national record holder at 8:48.03.
Peruvian Aprista Party
The Peruvian Aprista Party (Partido Aprista Peruano) is a Peruvian political party founded in Lima in 1930, tied to the anti-imperialist APRA movement Haya de la Torre launched in 1924.
Peruvian Armed Forces
Peruvian Armed Forces: Peru's military of Army, Navy, and Air Force under the President as Supreme Chief and Ministry of Defense; guarantor of sovereignty and territorial integrity, with a history of military rule, the 1980–2000 internal armed conflict, and ongoing F-16 modernization.
Peruvian Civil War of 1834
The Peruvian Civil War of 1834, also known as the revolución de Bermúdez, was Peru's first civil war, fought between President Orbegoso and rebels loyal to Agustín Gamarra.
Peruvian Civil War of 1843–1844
The Peruvian Civil War of 1843–1844, or constitutional revolution, was an armed conflict in which generals Ramón Castilla and Domingo Nieto overthrew Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco.
Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858
The Peruvian Civil War of 1856–1858, also known as the Revolution of Arequipa, was fought between General Ramón Castilla's liberal government and General Manuel Ignacio de Vivanco's conservative rebels.
Peruvian Civil War of 1865
The Peruvian Civil War of 1865 was an uprising led by Colonel Mariano Ignacio Prado that overthrew President Juan Antonio Pezet over his treaty with Spain.
Peruvian Civil War of 1867–1868
The Peruvian Civil War of 1867–1868, also called the Revolution of 1867, saw revolutionaries under Pedro Diez Canseco and José Balta overthrow President Prado and restore the Constitution of 1860.
Peruvian Civil War of 1874
The Peruvian Civil War of 1874 was Nicolás de Piérola's failed rebellion against President Manuel Pardo, launched from Chile aboard the ship El Talismán and defeated before year's end.
Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885
The Peruvian Civil War of 1884–1885 was an armed conflict between President Miguel Iglesias and Andrés Avelino Cáceres, fought after the War of the Pacific.
Peruvian Civil War of 1895
The Peruvian Civil War of 1895, also known as the Civil Revolution of 1894–1895, was an uprising against Cáceres's government led by Nicolás de Piérola, who regained the presidency.
Peruvian Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979
The Peruvian Constituent Assembly of 1978–1979 (Asamblea Constituyente 1978–1979) was the elected body, presided over by Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, that wrote the 1979 Constitution of Peru, restoring civilian rule.
Peruvian Constitution of 1823
The Peruvian Constitution of 1823 was the first constitution of independent Peru, establishing a republic with a strong legislature; suspended under Bolívar, restored in 1827, and replaced in 1828.
Peruvian Constitution of 1856
The Peruvian Constitution of 1856, promulgated by Ramón Castilla, was a liberal charter in force until 1860 and the first to provide for direct popular election of the president.
Peruvian Constitution of 1860
The Peruvian Constitution of 1860 (Constitución Política del Perú), promulgated by Ramón Castilla as a conservative reform of the 1856 charter, remained in force until 1920.
Peruvian Constitution of 1933
The Peruvian Constitution of 1933, the Constitución Política del Perú, was promulgated by President Luis M. Sánchez Cerro on 9 April 1933 and remained in force until 1980.
Peruvian Constitution of 1979
The Peruvian Constitution of 1979 (Constitución Política del Perú de 1979) was Peru's fundamental law, drafted by the 1978 Constituent Assembly and in force from 1980 until 1993.
Peruvian Constitution of 1993
The Peruvian Constitution of 1993, drafted by the Democratic Constituent Congress after President Fujimori's 1992 autogolpe, is Peru's current fundamental law, ratified by referendum on 31 October 1993.
Peruvian copper nationalization
Peruvian copper nationalization was the program by which General Juan Velasco Alvarado's military government brought large-scale copper mining under state control from 1968 to 1975.
Peruvian cuisine
Peruvian cuisine, the fusion cooking of Peru combining Indigenous Andean, Spanish, African, Chinese (chifa) and Japanese (nikkei) influences; regional coast, highland and Amazon traditions; ceviche inscribed by UNESCO in 2023 and Maido named world's best restaurant in 2025.
Peruvian debt crisis
The Peruvian debt crisis was Peru's suspension of payments on its external debt, beginning in the mid-1980s and ending in hyperinflation, output collapse, and isolation from credit markets.
Peruvian Guano Monopoly and Consolidation
The Peruvian Guano Monopoly and Consolidation (Consolidación de la Deuda Interna y monopolio del guano) was Peru's fiscal regime committing guano revenues to internal debt consolidation from 1850.
Peruvian Hairless Dog
Peruvian Hairless Dog (Perro sin pelo del Perú, viringo, Peruvian Inca Orchid), FCI breed 310, an ancient Peruvian primitive companion breed with hairless and coated varieties in three sizes, caused by a FOXI3 mutation.