The Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante (MIR-EM) managed to capture the largest number of followers and control the unions in Ucayali, where most people were sympathizers of Patria Roja. In 1975, the MIR-EM took over the Unitary Union of Education Workers of Coronel Portillo (SUTECOP), consolidating its presence …
On July 19, 1977, the Committee for the Defense and Struggle of Coronel Portillo (CODEL-COP) was created, bringing together all the union, peasant and even native forces, including the Committee of Revolutionary Workers of Peru (CTRP). Between 1977 and 1978, with an important presence of the MIR-EM in the political …
On July 19, 1977, the Committee of Defense and Struggle of Coronel Portillo (CODEL-COP) was established, bringing together various union, peasant, and native forces. The MIR-EM played a leading role in directing CODEL-COP, consolidating its political work in the region. The formation of this committee marked a significant step in …
On July 19, 1977, the Committee for the Defense and Struggle of Coronel Portillo (CODEL-COP) was created, an organization that brought together all the union, peasant and even native forces of the province. At that time, the Committee of Revolutionary Workers of Peru (CTRP) was also included. This organization was …
In 1980, the MIR-EM (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante) lost the leadership of the Defense Front of the province of Coronel Portillo. The engineer Castro Vera, from the College of Engineers, won the leadership of this organization. This loss represented a significant setback for the MIR-EM, which had …
In 1981, the MIR-EM (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante) managed to regain the leadership of the Defense Front of the province of Coronel Portillo, after having lost it in 1980 to engineer Castro Vera of the College of Engineers. This recovery of control of the Defense Front was …
In 1982, emerging political groups organized the Frente Único Estudiantil (FUE) in Peru, bringing together students from various leftist movements such as MIR-EM, PSR-ML, and MRS. As the influence of semi-legal communist parties waned, the FUE gained strength in university faculties like Economics, Pedagogy, and Agronomy. The group attracted young …
In 1984, the MIR-EM in Ucayali began to prepare for war, having previously consolidated its political recruitment work with the formation of student cells in the Young Towns of the city of Pucallpa and created the Committees of Coordination and Neighborhood Struggle (CCOLUB). However, these plans were discouraged by the …
After consolidating the work of political recruitment with students in the Young Towns of Pucallpa, the MIR-EM (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - El Militante) began in 1984 its work of forming workers' cells. This work was developed specifically in the unions of drivers, municipal and bank workers in the city …
The MRTA formally initiated its armed actions, presenting itself as part of the Peruvian left and making explicit its differences with the PCP-SL through the use of uniforms, guerrilla camps and the claim of actions. This organization had been formed in 1982 from the union of the MIR-EM and the …
In 1984, the MIR-VR (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Voz Rebelde), led by Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, arrived in Pucallpa with its Comandos Revolucionarios del Pueblo (People's Revolutionary Commandos). This arrival took place in a context where the MIR-EM had already consolidated an important political work in the region since previous …
On December 9, 1986, the MIR-VR and MRTA formally merged, forming a National Directorate composed of three leaders from each organization. This merger included the integration of the MIR-EM from Ucayali. The merger aimed to consolidate efforts and strengthen the guerrilla movement in Peru.
After the first MRTA military campaign in San Martin, the recruited MRTA cadres returned, between February and March 1988, to their lands to form their Guerrilla Fronts. This return was part of MRTA's strategy to expand its territorial presence after the experience in the Northeastern Front. The cadres who had …