On October 30, 1989, people dressed in civilian clothes, apparently police officers, entered the annex of San Pedro de Sulcan and painted graffiti in favor of the armed struggle, claiming to be members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). Most of the villagers were at a communal farm located …
On October 30, 1989, individuals disguised as members of the MRTA entered San Pedro de Sulcán, Peru, and attempted to burn alive the local communers. They gathered the remaining residents, mostly elderly and children, and locked them in a church. The plan failed due to a lack of fuel, but …
In January 1990, community members from the Quero annex, along with representatives from Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba met on January 8, 1990 to agree to form a Self-Defense Committee and request support from the Army. This meeting took place in a context of …
Second meeting for the organization of peasant patrols in the Alto and Bajo Cunas area. Representatives from the annexes of Chala Alta and San Pedro de Sulcán joined the community members from Quero, Santa Rosa de Huarmitá, San Roque de Huarmitá, Chaquicocha and Usibamba who had participated in the first …
In March 1990, the third meeting of communities of Alto and Bajo Cunas was held to organize resistance against the PCP-SL. At this meeting, the Sector Presidents of Ronda de Quero, Jarpa, Chambará and Yanacancha were appointed. This meeting was part of a process of organizing Self-Defense Committees that had …
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