The second congress of the Departmental Federation of Puno Peasants (FDCP) was held in September 1983. At this congress, drought and land scarcity dominated the agenda. Although official documents maintained the idea of a 'concerted restructuring' of the land, in practice land seizures 'were the order of the day'. This …
In 1986, tensions escalated in the rural regions of Azángaro and Melgar, Peru, following the announcement and subsequent denial of land distribution. This led to spontaneous marches and land occupations by local communities, who faced harsh responses from the police. The FDCP organized a significant mobilization on May 19, supported …
In July 1986, the FDCP congress, attended by 850 delegates from across the Puno department, approved the immediate intervention of the EEAA with the participation of communal representatives. The congress decided that all associative property, approximately 1,750,000 hectares, would be transferred to a departmental land fund for redistribution to communities. …
In 1987, tensions escalated in the Puno region of Peru as local communities, represented by the FDCP and FUCA, mobilized to reclaim lands they believed were rightfully theirs. Despite their efforts, including marches and the symbolic marking of territories, the communities faced challenges in securing legal recognition and support from …
The IV Board of Directors of the FDCP called for a day of mass mobilization to take land and establish communal enterprises. Thousands of community members from all over the department marched towards the land they claimed as their own. The mobilization was concentrated mainly in Melgar, Azángaro and Carabaya. …
A FDCP commission met with Minister of Agriculture Remigio Morales Bermúdez to discuss the May 19 land seizures. The government agreed to form a commission with the capacity to make decisions with the participation of communities and feudatarios, expressly excluding the managers. It also agreed to legalize the seizures and …
In September 1989, the FDCP still had enough strength to call for a second peasant strike in the south as a prelude to the municipal and regional elections in November. As had happened in March, blockades, mobilizations and some isolated seizures took place. Fourteen days later, the measure was lifted …
Santiago Aragón, a PUM militant who is taking over the mayor's office in Azángaro from Marcelino Pachari, declares that in many communities the authorities have resigned for fear of being assassinated by the Shining Path. Azángaro was one of the FDCP's strongest bases, but in the last few months, this …
In July 1990, several communities under the direction of the FDCP took over lands of the CAT Quisuni cooperative. The situation escalated when a Senderista column appeared and killed six workers, emphasizing their belief that land could only be obtained through armed struggle. This incident led to widespread accusations against …
Under the leadership of the FDCP, several communities take land from CAT Quisuni in July 1990. Surprisingly, the Shining Path column shows up and assassinates six workers of that entity, reiterating their slogan that the only way to get the land is with weapons in hand. In the following days, …
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