In 1975, the people of Lamas, under the leadership of the Frente de Defensa del Pueblo de Lamas (FEDIL), organized a strike demanding improvements in infrastructure and services, such as electrification, water, roads, hospitals, a university, and telephone service. The protest included a march to Tarapoto, where they took over …
In 1981 the Departmental Congress of the MIR-VR (Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Voz Rebelde) was held in Tarapoto where the Departmental Directorate was elected. The objective of this Departmental Directorate was to strengthen the movement through permanent coordination with all the militant cadres distributed in the different districts and …
In 1989, the MRTA established the military detachment called 'Róger López' in the area of Medio Mayo, as part of the expansion and territorial reorganization of the Northeastern Front. This detachment had as its area of influence the banks of the Mayo River in the province of Lamas. It was …
In 1990, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) expanded its influence in various regions of Peru, establishing zones of control where their military detachments could operate freely. These areas included provinces such as Moyobamba, Rioja, Lamas, San Martín, Chazuta, Picota, Bellavista, El Dorado, Saposoa, Yurimaguas, and others. The MRTA's activities …
In April 1990, the Office of the Prelature of Acción Social de Moyobamba (OPASM) issued an open letter addressing the violence and drug trafficking affecting the San Martín and Lamas provinces in Peru. The letter, a result of an assembly in Tarapoto, highlighted the complicity of local authorities in the …
The MRTA forcibly recruited two sons, 17 and 18 years old. The young men were constantly threatened, the subversives would appear at the house night and day telling them that if they did not go with them, their lives would not be safe. Out of fear, they had to follow …
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