Scala Gigante

Timeline Events 2

• Dec. 1, 1985

  Capture of trucks by MRTA in 'Fight against hunger' campaign

  As part of their campaign called 'Fight against hunger', MRTA commandos captured nine trucks loaded with various basic necessities. The captured products were later distributed among the population of young villages. This action was part of the MRTA operations during December 1985, month in which they also carried out other …

  Pueblos jóvenes, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, p. 111

  #mrta #captura-camiones #pueblos-jóvenes #lima #campaña-social #productos-primera-necesidad
• Dec. 23, 1985

  Occupation of Scala Gigante by MRTA

  In the late afternoon of December 23, 1985, a commando of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) occupied the Scala Gigante store located in the district of Breña, Lima. The MRTA members immobilized the store's guards and employees. Using the store's loudspeakers, they urged the large public present to loot, …

  Scala Gigante, Breña, Lima, Perú Informe CVR, página 111

  #mrta #ocupación #lima #breña #scala-gigante #saqueos #accion-subversiva #1985