In 1969, the Velasco regime implemented the agrarian reform that definitively cancelled the servile regime, converting the old haciendas into cooperativist-inspired agrarian enterprises such as SAIS, CAPS and ERPS. This reform was part of the structural transformations promoted by the 'revolutionary government of the Armed Forces' between 1968 and 1975. …
The Agrarian Reform in Peru led to the redistribution of land to peasant families and the creation of SAIS and cooperatives. However, the slow process of adjudication and mismanagement led to financial crises and dissatisfaction among beneficiaries. This unrest was exploited by the PCP-SL, who gained support by targeting corrupt …
In 1985, most of the Agricultural Societies of Social Interest (SAIS) and Agricultural Production Cooperatives (CAP) in small plots were dissolved. This process occurred after a period of economic and administrative crisis of these associative enterprises created during the Agrarian Reform. The dissolution of these business structures was used by …
In August 1985, the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar (FUCAM) decided to promote the 'disaffiliation of estates' in order to break the unity of the associative enterprises that had emerged from the Agrarian Reform. This strategy was part of the process of 'democratic restructuring' of the land that sought …
At the beginning of 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso managed to remove the police posts in the province of Azángaro, Puno. This event occurred after the PCP-SL declared the provinces of Melgar, Azángaro and Huancané as "red zones" in August 1985. The situation of the internal armed conflict in this area …
On June 17, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated 7 people who were taken to the Wakauta farm, belonging to the Kunurama Rural Social Property Company (ERPS). This event occurred in the context of a PCP-SL offensive in Puno that had begun in May 1986, which included multiple attacks against the …
During a period of violence in rural areas, the Shining Path PCP carried out the destruction of several technological and livestock development centers in the Peruvian highlands. In 1987, the LLachoc experimental station, near Huancavelica, was attacked, resulting in the murder of nine workers and the killing of 400 alpacas. …
In January 1989, following a series of conflicts and dissatisfaction among community members and administrative staff, the SAIS was liquidated. This decision was preceded by a general assembly in May 1988 and a ratification in December 1988. The liquidation led to the formation of multicommunal enterprises by the community members …
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