The Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno (FDCP) was founded on December 17, 1978 in San Juan de Salinas, province of Azángaro. This organization assumed the responsibility of leading the process of 'democratic restructuring' of land in the department of Puno. The FDCP emerged in a context of frustration among …
The second congress of the Departmental Federation of Puno Peasants (FDCP) was held in September 1983. At this congress, drought and land scarcity dominated the agenda. Although official documents maintained the idea of a 'concerted restructuring' of the land, in practice land seizures 'were the order of the day'. This …
In December 1985, land seizures began, triggering one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history of Puno, leading to a new agrarian reform. On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macari, led by the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar, peacefully …
At the beginning of 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso managed to remove the police posts in the province of Azángaro, Puno. This event occurred after the PCP-SL declared the provinces of Melgar, Azángaro and Huancané as "red zones" in August 1985. The situation of the internal armed conflict in this area …
The Andean Trapezoid plan, promoted by the government, was explained in February 1986. However, the plan barely included proposals to coordinate and harmonize the heterogeneous projects, programs and actions that a series of state entities were developing in that territorial area. This explanation was given in a context of peasant …
The Third Congress of the Departmental Federation of Farmers of Puno (FDCP) was held with the attendance of 850 delegates from all over the department. The congress approved that the associative companies be immediately intervened with the participation of community and FDCP representatives. It was agreed that all associative property …
Between January and June 1987, the Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno decided to 'recuperate land' in all the provinces of the department, in response to the slowness of APRA officials in implementing the restructuring of associative enterprises. On May 19, 1987, 172 peasant communities recovered more than 360,000 hectares …
On April 8, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the mayor of San Juan de Salinas, Zenobio Huarzaya, who was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination took place in the context of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against local political authorities in the department of Puno. San Juan …
During the peasant mobilizations for the recovery of land, there were massive detentions of peasants in the provinces of Ayaviri and Azángaro. On April 19, 1987, 300 peasants were arrested in both localities. In addition, 400 additional soldiers arrived in Azángaro as part of the control operation. These arrests occurred …
On May 19, 1987, 172 peasant communities recovered more than 360,000 hectares in all provinces of the department of Puno. This action was organized by the Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno between January and June 1987, in response to the slowness of APRA officials in implementing the restructuring of …
Focus group held with peasant leaders and former leaders of the Departmental Federation of Peasants of Puno as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work of compiling testimonies. In this meeting, issues related to the impact of the internal armed conflict on peasant organizations and local leadership were discussed. …
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