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First Session of the Constituent Congress

Name: First Session of the Constituent Congress
Start: 1822-09-20
Location: Lima

When: 1822-09-20
Where: Lima
Part of: Peru's Constituent Congress holds its first session

The Constituent Congress of Peru officially opened its first session in Lima on September 20, 1822, with Francisco Xavier de Luna Pizarro as president.

The Congress, composed of 79 deputies and 38 alternates, convened to establish the form of government and draft a constitution. This session marked the beginning of the first democratically elected institution in Peru, tasked with creating the liberal constitution of 1823.

Sources

Constituent Congress of Peru (1822) Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-03

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