In Puno, the organization of women began during the 1983 drought with support from the Church. Despite being in a region where violence was less intense, there was distrust towards the military. Women like Manuela Copa Condori, who was involved in the Partido Unificado Mariateguista, faced threats and anonymous letters, …
On June 22, 1983, William Zabarburú, librarian of the Labor Cultural Center of Cerro de Pasco, Izquierda Unida militant and candidate of the Partido Unificado Mariateguista (PUM) for the department of Cerro de Pasco, was arrested. He was imprisoned in the El Frontón prison for two years, unjustly accused of …
The Unified Mariateguist Party (PUM) was founded in 1984 from the process of unity of the so-called new left. The party proposed to adapt Marxism-Leninism to the Peruvian reality. Its proposal for the department of Puno included the democratic restructuring of the land, the construction of the San Gaban hydroelectric …
Senator Javier Diez Canseco of the Partido Unificado Mariateguista (PUM) publicly stated that the position of the anti-terrorist front belonged to Alfonso Barrantes but not to Izquierda Unida (IU). This statement came in the context of a debate on the formation of a common front against terrorism. Shortly before, the …
In October 1988, the second congress of the PUM (Partido Unificado Mariateguista) was held in Peru. During this congress, the party diagnosed that the country was heading towards a breakdown of the democratic regime and increased militarization. As a response, the PUM proposed a strategic shift towards organizing an insurrectional …
Fidencio Coronel, former union leader and militant of the Communist Party of Peru, was assassinated near his sister's home on October 18, 1988. The day before, in the assembly of the Metalworkers' Union, he had opposed his union's compliance with the second national mining strike, and in fact, the metalworkers …
In 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso destroyed the Waqrani Rural Education Institute (IER), located in the department of Puno. This institute belonged to the Catholic Church and was supported by the Unified Mariateguist Party (PUM). The destruction of IER Waqrani took place in the context of the rearticulation of a new …
In 1989, Porfirio Suni Quispe, a member of the Partido Unificado Mariateguista and regional deputy, was accused of being a 'professional agitator' and 'terrorist' by Harold Rafael Chávez, the manager of SAIS 'Aricoma'. The accusations were related to land takeovers and were supported by the police. The incident involved several …
Enrique Castilla, textile leader and member of the Central Committee of the Unified Mariateguista Party (PUM), was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso on October 31, 1989. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of selective annihilation of political and union leaders who opposed their revolutionary project. The crime …
In 1990, the PUM (Partido Unificado Mariateguista) recognized the end of the Ande Rojo era, a period marked by rural unrest and socio-political changes in Peru. The party faced challenges from the PCP-SL (Shining Path) and struggled with internal disorganization and external pressures, including economic crises and natural disasters. Despite …
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