Between 1975 and 1977, the leftist parties began to have a presence in the popular and peasant movements of Sint Maarten. They succeeded in getting the Agrarian Leagues of San Martin, centralized in the FASMA, to move away from the influence of SINAMOS and demand greater autonomy. The struggles, which …
In November 1979, a significant strike was organized by coca producers in the departments of Huánuco, San Martín, and Ucayali, under the leadership of Tito Jaime. The protest, which involved 3,000 coca growers and road blockades, was a response to DL 22095 and aimed to initiate dialogue on coca-related issues. …
During the period 1980-2000, the department of San Martin registered 84 Quechua-speaking and 620 Spanish-speaking deaths and disappearances. Among the Quechua-speaking victims, the Shining Path PCP was responsible for 43 victims, State agents for 28, the MRTA for 3, and 10 undetermined cases. Among the Spanish-speaking victims, the Shining Path …
In 1981, the MIR-VR significantly influenced the political landscape in San Martín, Peru, by winning the leadership of the SUTE-SM during its regional congress in Sauce. The victory was led by Lucas Cachay Huamán and marked a pivotal moment for the MIR-VR, as it expanded its influence across various cities …
In 1981, the Regional Congress of the Unitary Union of Education Workers of San Martin (SUTE-SM) was held in the town of Sauce, province of San Martin. During this congress the Board of Directors of SUTE-SM was renewed for a period of two years. This event was part of the …
In 1981 the Departmental Congress of the MIR-VR (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Voz Rebelde) was held in Tarapoto where the Departmental Directorate was elected. The objective of this Departmental Directorate was to strengthen the movement through permanent coordination with all the militant cadres distributed in the different districts and …
On August 1, 1981, multiple simultaneous bombings took place in different parts of Lima. The targets included 4 premises of Acción Popular (AP), 3 of them located in San Martin and Barrios Altos, as well as 3 Peace Courts and the ESAL Office in Villa el Salvador. These attacks were …
Between 1982 and 1984, MIR-VR area managers had the mission to travel throughout their area in order to prepare maps for population and housing censuses. This task included locating villages, roads, paths, trails, trails, native ethnic groups, bridges, streams, among other geographic and demographic elements. The people leaving the political-military …
In January 1982, the Revolutionary Left Movement (MIR-VR) organized a political-military doctrinal school in the area of Alto Shanusi. It was attended by a total of fifteen physically and ideologically fit combatants, determined to begin the armed struggle. The purpose of the school was to train future subversives in the …
In 1982, the MIR-VR held a departmental congress in Juan Guerra, San Martín, where they elected their regional leadership. They decided to establish their first military school in Alto Shanusi under the direction of 'comrade Darío', a veteran of the Sandinista Front. The school started with 15 members, but many …
The MIR-VR organized a convention in the locality of Shapaja during 1982, shortly after having carried out a political-military doctrinal school in the zone of Alto Shanusi in January of that year. In this convention, a group of Miristas who had fulfilled the function of recruiting new militants were chosen …
The Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL), presided over by Professor Lucas Cachay, promoted the first departmental strike of urban and rural workers in 1984. The CUL was formed in Tarapoto to fill the leadership vacuum evidenced during the 1982 strike in Juan Guerra and Tabalosos, which left 5 dead and …
In 1984, the MRTA and the MIR-VR formed an alliance to establish a Guerrilla Front in the department of San Martin, Peru. This front was commanded by a Regional Directorate in charge of developing the political and military struggle, organizing and making the local population aware of the armed struggle. …
Between 1982 and 1984, the MIR-VR carried out territorial reconnaissance work in San Martin, with area leaders who traveled throughout the area making maps, carrying out population and housing censuses, and locating villages, roads, paths, trails, trails, native ethnic groups, bridges and streams. By 1984, the MIR-VR already had a …
On July 2, 1984, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso broke into the towns of Huayrapata, San Antonio de Paterini, San Martin and Quillabamba, all located in the district of San Francisco, province of La Mar. The attackers killed forty peasants who had collaborated with the forces of law and order. …
Beginning in 1985, drug production and commercialization began to take place openly on the Tamaya River, along with Lake Imiría and the Abujao River in Ucayali. This area became an important center for the production of cocaine paste. Drug trafficking in this area later intensified when drug trafficking firms were …
An emerretista commando took over the Historical Museum of Huaura and recovered a silver replica of San Martin's sword, the original flag with which he proclaimed the independence of Peru, the Order of the Sun Decoration and the original of San Martin's Proclamation. With this symbolic gesture, the MRTA sought …
The MRTA had a strong presence in Aucayacu between 1986 and 1989. In the mid-1980s, small MRTA groups operated and even carried out attacks in the urban area of Tocache, but their weight was minimal compared to that of the PCP-SL. MRTA's presence in Aucayacu was significant during this period, …
In 1986, tensions between the MRTA and PCP-SL escalated into confrontations, notably in the district of Tocache, San Martín. Despite efforts by MRTA to collaborate with other political groups, PCP-SL viewed them as adversaries, leading to increased hostilities in subsequent years. By September 1987, PCP-SL officially categorized MRTA as part …
In April 1986, a regional strike was held in San Martin which forced the APRA government to send an official delegation made up of several ministers and high-ranking officials. The negotiation lasted 16 uninterrupted hours before the Comando Unitario de Lucha (CUL) and 200 delegates from the rank and file. …
In 1987, a woman was subjected to sexual violence by numerous military personnel at the Morales military base in Tarapoto, San Martín, Peru. A witness, who was detained and tortured at the time, recounted the horrific event where the woman was abused by 30 to 40 soldiers. The incident highlights …
In 1987, in the Morales barracks located in the province of Tarapoto, department of San Martin, a witness reported to the TRC the rape of a woman by numerous military personnel. This case is part of the systematic pattern of sexual violence perpetrated by members of the armed forces against …
In 1987, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) initiated its first military campaign, 'Tupac Amaru Vive,' involving incursions into various cities in San Martín, Peru. This campaign was part of a broader struggle for regional autonomy and political decentralization, amidst the backdrop of political violence. The Peruvian state responded by …
Commander Raul was the military commander of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in the department of San Martin between 1987 and 1988. As military chief, together with the political chief, the press chief and the logistics chief, he was in charge of coordinating the FNO's political actions. The …
In 1987, MRTA cadres from different departments of Peru were sent to the department of San Martin to form part of the Northeastern Front, the first MRTA Guerrilla Front. This experience was to serve as a model for cadres from other departments to form their respective Guerrilla Fronts. After the …
In 1987, a group of subversives formed an army in San Martín, Peru, composed of militants from MIR-VR and MRTA. They trained in the Pongo de Caynarachi-Shanusi area and launched the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' military campaign on October 8, with incursions into several towns including Tabalosos, Macedas, Soritor, Juanjuí, San …
In 1987, the MRTA ended its truce with President Alan García and launched a guerrilla campaign in the San Martín department. This campaign was heavily publicized, occurring shortly after the controversial attempt to nationalize the banking sector, which had intensified opposition against the government. Despite the significant media coverage and …
The MRTA cut the truce granted to Garcia and opened a guerrilla front in the department of San Martin with great publicity, barely three months after the attempt to nationalize the banks. The television coverage given to the MRTA campaign was enormous. The guerrilla chief Victor Polay became a well-known …
In 1987, the violence in the northeastern region of Peru intensified with the involvement of new actors, including the Movimiento Revolucionario Tupac Amaru (MRTA) and paramilitary groups like 'Rodrigo Franco'. The MRTA initiated armed conflict in the southern part of San Martín, clashing with both state forces and the PCP-SL …
Since the Peruvian Army took charge of the counter-subversive struggle in San Martin, it committed numerous abuses against the civilian population. Violations included arbitrary detentions, robberies, theft of objects and money from the inhabitants of the department's villages and towns. Between 1987 and 1993, 496 arbitrary detentions and 98 people …
In 1987, the MRTA established the Valle del Sisa military detachment, commanded by Carlos Arango, as part of its organizational structure in the Northeastern Front. This area was considered strategic by the MRTA because it was an access point to the Alto Mayo, Middle Mayo, Huayabamba Valley and Central Huallaga. …
In March 1987, a significant clash occurred between the guerrilla groups MRTA and SL in the city of Tocache. A group of 100 MRTA guerrillas attempted to take control of the city but were defeated by SL forces, resulting in the loss of 40 MRTA members. This defeat hindered MRTA's …
In May 1987, the first Founding Congress of the Frente de Defensa de los Intereses del Pueblo de San Martín (FEDIP-SM) was held, with a majority of the provincial bases in attendance. This congress formalized the creation of an organization that would become the main leadership body in the region, …
On June 16, 1987, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the APRA provincial mayor of Picota, Rafael Saavedra Saavedra. This assassination was part of the selective annihilation strategy of the PCP-SL against local political authorities, especially those linked to the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP). The crime occurred in the context …
In 1987 an army of MRTA subversives was formed in San Martin. Both forces (political and military) united in the Pongo de Caynarachi-Shanusi area, where they trained militarily and politically during the months of July, August and September 1987. The training was led by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor …
The MRTA began its public military actions in 1987 with the formation of the Northeastern Front. The control zone considered strategic by the MRTA was the Sisa Valley, the access point to the Alto Mayo, Middle Mayo, Huayabamba Valley and Central Huallaga. The first incursion, very brief, occurred on July …
On July 13, 1987, a state of emergency was declared in the regions of Huanuco and San Martin in Peru. This declaration was part of the government's response to increasing violence and insurgency activities by groups such as the PCP-SL (Shining Path) and MRTA. The situation escalated to the point …
On July 13, 1987, the town of Campanilla in the San Martín and Loreto regions of Peru was taken and occupied by subversive forces. During this event, public buildings were set on fire. This incident was part of a series of violent actions in the region during the late 1980s.
On August 30, 1987, the MRTA carried out its second incursion in the town of Pajarillo, located in the Sisa Valley, an area considered strategic by this subversive organization. This incursion was as fleeting as the first one that had occurred in Campanilla on July 13 of the same year. …
On October 8, 1987, the MRTA began the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Victor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Nestor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincon (c) Francisco. The campaign began with the raid on the villages of Tabalosos and Macedas. This date was chosen to commemorate the 20th …
On October 8, 1987, on the anniversary of Ernesto Che Guevara's death, a contingent of eighty men of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) entered the town of Tabalosos in the department of San Martin. This action was part of a series of town seizures that the MRTA carried out …
On October 18, 1987, the MRTA took over the town of Soritor as part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign. This action was part of a series of raids and takeovers of towns that the Tupac Amaru Army (ET) carried out in the department of San Martin during the …
In November 1987, the MRTA raided Juanjui as part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign. This action forced the government to decree a state of emergency and a curfew in San Martin. The incursion unleashed a strong state repression that included the persecution of union and popular leaders, especially …
The MRTA took over Juanjui and San José de Sisa in San Martin. As a result of this action, the Government handed over military control of the area to the Armed Forces. This seizure of towns was one of the most important actions of the MRTA in the San Martin …
In November 1987, tensions escalated between the MRTA and PCP-SL in San Martín, Peru. The MRTA accused the PCP-SL of violent attacks not only against them but also against popular sectors and organizations. The MRTA criticized the PCP-SL's actions as detrimental to the revolutionary cause and called for adherence to …
In the face of MRTA's armed actions in the northeastern jungle of the country, the government proceeds to hand over to the Armed Forces the political-military control of the entire department of San Martin. This decision comes after a column of seventy MRTA members seized several localities in the department, …
After the MRTA raid on Juanjui on November 6, 1987, the department of San Martin was declared in a state of emergency. In November 1987, the Political-Military Command of the Huallaga Front was established as the Peruvian State's response to MRTA's armed actions in the region. This military command was …
In early November, a column of seventy members of the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) took control of several towns in the San Martín department of Peru, including Juanjui, San José de Sisa, Shatoja, and San Martín de Alao. The events were captured by Lima television cameras, which also interviewed …
On November 7, 1987, the MRTA carried out an attack on the Rioja police post as part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign. This attack took place on the same day as the takeover of San José de Sisa, where the MRTA troops arrived without firing a single shot. …
During a series of takeovers of localities by the MRTA in the department of San Martin, journalists interviewed Commander Rolando, head of the MRTA column, in the context of the armed actions that led the government to hand over political-military control of the entire department of San Martin to the …
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