Between 1982 and 1984, MIR-VR area managers had the mission to travel throughout their area in order to prepare maps for population and housing censuses. This task included locating villages, roads, paths, trails, trails, native ethnic groups, bridges, streams, among other geographic and demographic elements. The people leaving the political-military …
The MRTA began its public military actions in 1987 with the formation of the Northeastern Front. The control zone considered strategic by the MRTA was the Sisa Valley, the access point to the Alto Mayo, Middle Mayo, Huayabamba Valley and Central Huallaga. The first incursion, very brief, occurred on July …
On August 30, 1987, the MRTA carried out its second incursion in the town of Pajarillo, located in the Sisa Valley, an area considered strategic by this subversive organization. This incursion was as fleeting as the first one that had occurred in Campanilla on July 13 of the same year. …
In November 1987, the MRTA moved to the next stage of its war with the opening of the Northeastern Front, increasing the level of confrontation with the forces of law and order. This fact added to the considerable presence that the PCP-SL had achieved in the country, increasing political violence.
On December 16, 1987, the MRTA raided the village of Yorongos as part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign. This action was part of a series of raids and takeovers of villages that the Tupac Amaru Army (ET) of the Northeastern Front carried out between October and December 1987 …
After the seizure of Juanjui in November 1987, the MRTA returned to the same camp used before the attack. The Peruvian Army pursued them after a state of emergency was declared in the department of San Martin. Believing they had escaped the army, the MRTA fighters were surprised in Agua …
In 1988, the MRTA established the Edward Cumapa military detachment in the Huayabamba valley as part of its organizational structure in the Northeastern Front. This detachment was part of the eight zones controlled by MRTA in the department of San Martin. The Huayabamba valley was considered a strategic zone because …
After the first MRTA military campaign in San Martin, the recruited MRTA cadres returned, between February and March 1988, to their lands to form their Guerrilla Fronts. This return was part of MRTA's strategy to expand its territorial presence after the experience in the Northeastern Front. The cadres who had …
Pedro Ojeda Zavala, Darío, who led dissidents of the MIR VR who tried to organize a guerrilla column of their own, was found by his former comrades and shot. The revolutionary tribunal of the MRTA considered him a traitor. Thus ended the first attempt at schism in the Northeastern Front.
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 …
On March 4, 1989, the MRTA raided the towns of Pilluana and Shapaja as part of its military actions in the department of San Martin. During this incursion in Pilluana, the MRTA assassinated 3 local authorities whom they accused of being involved in drug trafficking. This action was part of …
On May 25, 1989, the MRTA raided Pacaypasa as part of its military actions in the department of San Martin. During this operation, the guerrillas captured the president of CORDE-San Martin, Demetrio Tafúr Ruiz. This action was part of a series of incursions carried out by the Northeastern Front of …
On July 3, 1989, the MRTA carried out an incursion in the town of Shapaja as part of its military actions in the department of San Martin. This incursion was part of a series of actions by the Northeastern Front (FNO) during the process of rebuilding the Tupacamarista Army after …
On November 22, 1989, the MRTA took the town of Pacaypasa as part of its military actions in the department of San Martin. This action was part of the reconstruction process of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA, which had been dismantled after the repression by the Peruvian Army …
Comandante Evaristo assumed command of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in the department of San Martin during the period 1990-1992. As military chief of the FNO, Evaristo was in charge of coordinating political actions together with the political chief, the press chief and the logistics chief. His leadership …
In 1990, the MRTA established the Roberto Perez military detachment in Yurimaguas as part of the expansion and decentralization of the Tupacamarista Army in the Northeastern Front. This detachment was part of the eight zones controlled by MRTA in the department of San Martin, with a specific area of influence …
In 1990, the MRTA established the Bajo Huallaga military detachment as part of its organizational structure in the Northeastern Front. This detachment had as its area of influence the province of San Martin. It was part of a system of eight zones controlled by MRTA in the department of San …
Between 1990 and 1992, the MRTA lost support from the local population due to the abuse of the quotas they used to extort money from the few remaining businessmen in the region and, in general, to the criminal practices that many of their hastily recruited militia members had engaged in. …
The MRTA established the Huallaga Central military detachment in 1990 as part of its organizational structure in the department of San Martin. This detachment, called Alcides Reátegui, had the towns of Chazuta, Picota and Bellavista as its area of influence. It was part of the eight zones controlled by the …
On February 9, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army (ET) of the MRTA took the town of Picota in the department of San Martin. This military action was part of a series of seizures and raids carried out by the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA during 1990, when the organization had …
Commander Roberto (whose real name was Rodrigo Galvez) died on February 9, 1990. That same day, the MRTA took the town of Picota. After his death, the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA took his name as a tribute. In April 1990, after Roberto's death, Commander Evaristo entrusted the command …
On May 14, 1990, the MRTA took the town of Saposoa as part of a series of spectacular armed actions carried out by the Northeastern Front. For this operation, between 300 and 400 men of the Tupacamarista Army were previously assembled. This action was part of a period of intense …
The MRTA carried out an incursion into the town of Bellavista as part of its military actions during 1990. This incursion was part of a series of operations by the Northeastern Front (FNO) that included takeovers and attacks on police posts in various localities in the department of San Martin. …
On July 12, 1990, there was an escape from the Canto Grande maximum security prison in Lima. Among the escapees was Víctor Polay Campos, alias 'Rolando', leader of the MRTA. The guerrillas who escaped from this prison later joined the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in San Martin, reinforcing …
On August 16, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army (ET) of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA took the city of Moyobamba with approximately 300 subversives. This action was part of a series of spectacular armed operations carried out during 1990, when the FNO had managed to increase its strength to 500 …
On November 3, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA raided Pacaysapa. This action was part of a series of spectacular military operations carried out by the MRTA during 1990, when the Northeastern Front had managed to reconstitute itself and expand significantly, reaching five hundred combatants …
On November 5, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army (ET) of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA carried out an incursion in Nueva Cajamarca. This action was part of a series of military operations carried out by the MRTA during the second half of 1990, when the organization had managed to reconstitute …
Ricardo, commander of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA, was captured for the second time in Iquitos on November 12, 1990. This capture occurred shortly after the III Central Unity Committee decided in September 1990 to name Evaristo as general commander of the FNO, relegating Ricardo from his leadership position. …
In 1991, the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA initiated the 'Fernando Valladares Military Campaign', whose objective was to criticize the economic and political conditions imposed by the government of Alberto Fujimori. During this campaign they carried out some important military actions, highlighting the simultaneous incursion on May 10 in …
Comandante Esther assumed command of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in San Martin during the period 1992-1993. The FNO commander was the military chief of the organization in the region and was in charge of coordinating political actions together with the political chief, the press chief and the …
In January 1992, Ricardo, along with other commanders such as Pepe, Tarzan, Gato and Chavez, announced their dissociation from the MRTA due to differences in political and military strategy. Among the reasons mentioned was criticism of the 'senderización of the MRTA', particularly the indiscriminate assassination of those who disagreed internally. …
In January 1992, significant internal conflicts within the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) led to the resignation of several key members, including Sístero García Torres and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea. The departure of these members, particularly in the Northeastern Front, resulted in armed confrontations between the MRTA and dissidents, as well …
Rolando was captured on June 14, 1992. After his capture, Evaristo assumed overall command of the MRTA. This event is mentioned in the context of the dismantling of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in the department of San Martin. Rolando's capture was part of a series of blows …
In September 1992, the MRTA National Directorate ordered Lucero Cumpa to return from Germany to assume the General Command of the Northeastern Front (FNO). This return took place in a context of crisis for the MRTA, after the capture of Evaristo (who had assumed the general command of the MRTA …
In September 1992, the MRTA National Directorate ordered Lucero Cumpa to return from Germany to assume the General Command of the Northeastern Front (FNO). When she was captured in May 1993, Antonio was left in sole command of the FNO and took refuge in the Pongo de Caynarachi due to …
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