On April 13, 1987, the MRTA-MIR made its public appearance in the department of Puno through an attack against the premises of the Banco de Crédito de Puno. This action marked the beginning of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement's public operations in the region. Although its first public acts date …
In 1989, the internal conflict in Puno, Peru, intensified with the actions of the Shining Path (PCP-SL), which resulted in 88 victims, including police and local authorities. The conflict was concentrated in a 'guerrilla triangle' covering areas from San Juan del Oro to Crucero. The political landscape was further complicated …
Days after the attack on Muñani, a force of approximately one hundred PCP-SL individuals assaults the mining settlement of San Antonio de Poto. Nine policemen, a governor and the mayors of Ananea and San Juan del Oro are killed in this attack. The action is part of the campaign to …
The MRTA took over the town of Moho in the province of Moho, department of Puno, during 1991. This action was part of the MRTA's presence in the provinces of Sandia and Moho, where the subversive group managed to establish itself during this period. The seizure of Moho was one …
In 1991, the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) aimed to expand its influence in the eastern part of the Puno department in Peru. On May 3, 1991, an armed group from the MRTA took over the town of San Juan del Oro in the province of Sandia and held a …
On May 3, 1991, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of San Juan del Oro, located in the province of Sandia, department of Puno. During the takeover of the town, the MRTA held a public rally. This action is part of the period of increased MRTA presence …
On December 21, 1991, there was an armed confrontation between law enforcement forces and MRTA militants in Cedroccasa, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, in which four MRTA militants died. In this confrontation, four MRTA militants were killed. This was a definitive blow to the front that MRTA had …
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