In 1962 the FER supports the election of Efraín Morote Best as rector of the UNSCH. From that moment on, the hegemony of the Marxist currents over the APRA and the Social Christians imposed itself with greater clarity. The hegemony of the FER can be understood in terms of its …
In 1962 Abimael Guzmán joined the UNSCH as a teacher. He soon became one of the main promoters of the political work of the FER and the Communist Party in the university and the region. In 1964 Guzmán was appointed Director of the Basic Cycle (General Studies) and later became …
In 1964, teachers from the Escuela Normal La Cantuta promoted the creation of the Guamán Poma de Ayala Application Schools. The opening of these schools allowed the FER to expand its work to secondary school students. The fruit of this proselytizing work was the formation of the Frente Revolucionario Estudiantil …
In 1964, after a national conference, the Communist Party split, giving rise to the PC Unity, which assumes the official line of the Soviet Union of Nikita Kruchev, and the PC Red Flag, identified with the China of Mao Tse Tung. Most of the peasant and youth communist bases are …
In 1969, student movements in Huanta and Ayacucho were centered around the defense of free education. Marcos, a student from Pujas studying Education at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga, participated in these movements and later joined the FER and PCP-SL. The political influence of these movements extended …
On July 17, 1973, the Frente Único de Estudiantes (FUE), formed by the FER Antifascista, the MIR, Vanguardia Revolucionaria, Bandera Roja, Apristas and Christian Democrats, defeated the FER in the elections to renew the board of directors of the FUSCH. In this same context, the forces of the FUE also …
In 1973, the Frente Único de Estudiantes (FUE) was formed as an alliance of various student groups, including the MIR and Vanguardia Revolucionaria, to oppose the PCP-SL. On 17 July 1973, the FUE defeated the FER in the elections for the FUSCH's board of directors, marking a significant victory against …