With the intention to participate in the 1962 general elections, the leadership of the Peruvian Communist Party decided to create the National Liberation Front.
This was corroborated by Miguel Tauro Lama, who was the general secretary of the Peruvian Communist Youth at that time.
Retrieved April 9, 2024. Founded on November 4, 1961, its objectives were the defense of national sovereignty against imperialism, a reassessment of agrarian reform, protection of indigenous communities, nationalization of natural resources, free medical care, equal rights for all women, improvement of working conditions, development of sources of employment, combatting oligarchy, holding municipal elections, and opposition to interventionist policy targeted toward the peoples of Latin America.
[1] The FLN was considered to be close to the principles of the Cuban Revolution, the Peruvian Communist Party, as well as Socialism and Progressivism.
Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre obtained the highest vote, but as he did not achieve citizen majority, so the Congress had to choose between him, Fernando Belaúnde Terry, and Manuel A. Odría.