In March 1989, the emerretista forces, part of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), launched a series of armed actions in the Junín region of Peru. They 'took' Pichanaqui in the province of Chanchamayo and attacked police posts in Sapallanga and San Agustín de Cajas, resulting in the deaths of …
The MRTA jungle detachment took Pichanaqui in the province of Chanchamayo. This was one of the first armed actions of the Central Front detachments.
The Governor of the district of Pichanaqui and the Director of the Agrarian Development Fund (FONDEAGRO) of San Ramon were kidnapped by the MRTA in La Merced when they were returning from the inauguration of a medical post. The MRTA demanded money from the family members. They were released on …