Timeline Events 5

  1. Land seizures begin in Puno

    In December 1985, land seizures began, triggering one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history of Puno, leading to a new agrarian reform. On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macari, led by the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar, peacefully …

    Distritos de Santa Rosa y Macarí, provincia de Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR
  2. Land reclamation in Santa Rosa and Macarí

    On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí, led by the Melgar Peasant Unitary Federation, peacefully initiated the recovery of 10,000 hectares of the Rural Enterprise of Social Property "Kunurana". This action triggered one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history …

    Santa Rosa y Macarí, Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR
  3. Announcement of restructuring of joint ventures

    On February 7, 1986, the President of the Republic, Alan Garcia, announced in a message to the nation the "restructuring and resizing of the associative enterprises". This announcement came a little more than a month after nearly 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí peacefully initiated the …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR
  4. Attack on Macari community by ERPS Kunurana workers

    Approximately 120 men, 15 to 20 women and 15 to 20 horsemen with helmets, painted faces and camouflage attacked the community of Macarí. The aggressors, who came from the Kunurana power plant, burned thatched huts, herded communal cattle and attacked the community members who were defending their livestock with stones. …

    Macarí, Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR, página 2316
  5. Second attack on Macarí community

    There was a second attack against the Macarí community by groups linked to the ERPS Kunurana. This attack was part of the escalation of violence related to territorial disputes between peasant communities and associative companies in the context of the agrarian restructuring process initiated in February 1986.

    Macarí, Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR, página 2316

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