In December 1965, the Tupac Amaru Front, a guerrilla column in the central region of the country, was annihilated by counterinsurgent forces. This front was part of the guerrilla movements that operated in Peru between 1965 and 1967, which arose as a result of the agrarian problem and anti-landowner peasant …
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 …
In 1978, various leftist groups in Peru decided to participate in the elections for the Constituent Assembly, leading to new alliances and splits within the left. The Unidad Democrático Popular (UDP) was formed by several organizations, including VR, MIR, and PCR, to contest the elections. Another coalition, the Frente Obrero …
In 1980, a group of militants from the MIR and PSR-ML, under the generic name 'La ORGA', prepared for the takeover of the central premises of a university in Huancayo. This action aimed to expel the 'corrupt clique' governing the institution. The event was part of a broader strategy by …
On March 1, the PSR (ML)-MIR-EM alliance adopted the name Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA). This organization arose from the alliance between the Marxist-Leninist Revolutionary Socialist Party and the Revolutionary Left Movement El Militante, which had united in June 1980 with the aim of reinitiating the guerrilla struggle initiated by …
In 1983, the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) was founded in Lima, Peru. The group, consisting of members from the MIR and PSR-ML, began its activities by acquiring funds through robberies to support their political and personal needs. The MRTA later became involved in student politics and propaganda efforts at …
In 1985, the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) was formed as a response to the growing influence of the Shining Path in Peru. Many leftist militants, including those from the MIR Victoria Navarro, joined the MRTA to avoid being absorbed by the Shining Path. The MRTA was named in homage …
The emerretistas called a rally in the Villa María del Perpetuo Socorro square, located on the left bank of the Rímac River, where they distributed food stolen from two distribution trucks. This action was carried out in homage to the beginning of the MIR guerrillas in 1965.
At the end of 1989, an MRTA column assassinated three Asháninka leaders in the province of Oxapampa. Among the victims was Alejandro Calderón, pinkátzari (great chief) and president of ANAP (Apatyawaka Nampitsi Asháninka), the federation that groups 52 native communities of the Pichis River and tributaries. The Asháninka reacted quickly …
Masked and black-clad members of the MRTA assaulted the village of Kirichari during the celebration of the community's anniversary. They seized Alejandro Calderón Espinoza, pinkátzari (chief) and president of ANAP (federation of 52 Asháninka communities of the Pichis valley), and took him against his will to Puerto Bermúdez and Palcazu. …
An emerretista detachment executed Alejandro Calderón, president of the ANAP (Apatywaka-Nampitsi-Ashaninka del Pichis) under the accusation that it was he who had handed over Máximo Velando, leader of the MIR, to the forces of law and order in 1965. For a sector of the MRTA leadership it was an act …
The III Central Unity Committee was a crucial event in the history of the MRTA held in September 1990. In this committee, the MRTA cadres headed by Victor Polay assumed the leadership of the movement at the national level. This event marked a significant change in MRTA's strategy, since a …
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