Army Colonel Ollanta Humala leads 50 men in an open rebellion against Fujimori's administration. Fujimori win approval from Congress for elections on April 8 2001. Valentin Paniagua, an opponent of Fujimori, takes over as president of Congress. Fujimori travels to Tokyo from Brunei. He says he may run for a seat in Peru's Congress in April.
Government ministers present their resignation en bloc.