Peruvian civil war of 1894–1895

The Peruvian civil war of 1894–1895 was an internal Peruvian conflict sparked by the election of Andrés Avelino Cáceres to the presidency of Peru. As Nicolás de Piérola and his forces entered the Peruvian capital, Lima, 1,000 people were killed. Cáceres resigned and Piérola became President of Peru.