Ricardo Pío Pérez Godoy (9 June 1905 – 1982) was a general of the Peruvian army who launched a coup d'état in July 1962 and headed a military junta until March 1963. Three main candidates participated in the Peruvian presidential elections of 10 June 1962: Víctor Raúl Haya de la Torre, founder and leader of the APRA, future president Fernando Belaúnde, and former dictator Manuel A. Odría. Haya de la Torre gained most of the votes according to the official results, one percentage point ahead of Belaúnde.