In 1978, the political group Patria Roja experienced its first split with the emergence of the Puka llaqta faction. This division highlighted the internal tensions within leftist groups in Peru, particularly as they faced the growing influence and radical actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The split was a result of …
Starting in 1984, the PCP-SL began to absorb Puka Llaqta and forces with little political presence such as the VRPC (Vanguardia Revolucionaria Proletario Comunista), experiencing exponential growth and gaining control of spaces considered vital. The PCP-SL begins to develop a work of gradual expansion in various faculties, combining popular schools …
As the years went by, the militants of Puka Llaqta were absorbed by the PCP-SL until they disappeared as a group around 1987. Since the first schism of Patria Roja, most of the radicalized sectors of Puka Llaqta, who had political work in trade unions and among the peasantry, joined …
In the early 1980s, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) began to have a presence at the National University of Education through the Youth Movement and the support of some professors. Over time, the Puka Llaqta militants were absorbed by the PCP-SL, and the group disappeared around …
In 1989, the PCP-SL managed to promote the Committee of Struggle of the class-conscious workers of the Central Highway, in coordination with Puka Llaqta and the UNIR-Bolchevique. This allowed it to control the USE of Ate Vitarte. The Carretera Central was an area closely linked to the university, whose infrastructure …