In July 1988, the MRTA attacked the Pozuzo police post, resulting in the murder of four policemen. This attack was part of MRTA operations in the Palcazu area, where an initially small column of approximately ten well-armed and uniformed militants had set up on the left bank of the Palcazu …
In the first days of January 1990, an undetermined number of Ashaninka, which according to the CVR report could have reached 2,500 natives, armed mostly with bows, arrows, and some hunting shotguns, took over the town of Puerto Bermudez. The Ashaninka people removed villagers from their homes in search of …
In the first days of January 1990, between 2,000 and 2,500 native Ashaninka settled in Puerto Bermudez, armed mainly with bows, arrows and some hunting shotguns. On January 29, 1990, a large contingent of Asháninkas entered Ciudad Constitución. This uprising, known as the "Asháninka Army", was a response to the …
On January 29, 1990, a large contingent of Asháninka entered Ciudad Constitución, armed with bows, arrows and shotguns, in search of presumed MRTA members. This entry was part of a larger Asháninka uprising that had begun in the first days of January 1990, when an undetermined number of Asháninka (which …
Approximately 500 Asháninka from the Asháninka Army carried out an action similar to that of Puerto Bermúdez in Ciudad Constitución. They took the city and executed reprisals against alleged MRTA members and collaborators, in the context of revenge for the kidnapping of Alejandro Calderon.
On January 30, 1990, approximately 500 Asháninkas launched an incursion into the town of Ciudad Constitución, which had been significantly depopulated due to threats of invasion by native communities. The attackers gathered the townspeople in the street, conducted a widespread looting, and subjected the population to servitude, forcing them to …
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