In the early morning of January 20, 1990, Olivares (known as El Gringo) leads a column of some 30 PCP-SL insurgents to attack the SAIS Sollocota. The National Police detachment manages to repel the assault. The forces of the order undertake the pursuit and towards noon they reach the group …
On January 20, 1990, Olivares led a group of approximately 30 insurgents in an assault on SAIS Sollocota. The attack was repelled by the National Police stationed there, leading to a pursuit that resulted in the death of Olivares and four of his comrades. This event marked the end of …
Five days after Olivares' death, in the city of Huancané, Romeo Paca Pantigoso, a PUM militant, heads the installation of the new regional government of the José Carlos Mariátegui region made up of the departments of Puno, Tacna and Moquegua. This event represents a paradoxical outcome of a tragic year.