In February 1980, the Alianza Revolucionaria de Izquierda (ARI), a coalition of leftist parties in Peru, experienced a rupture due to internal tensions and dogmatism. This event highlighted the limitations and deviations within the leftist movement, as noted by Víctor Polay Campos. The breakup occurred just months before the presidential …
Five MRTA subversives, including Víctor Polay Campos and Jorge Talledo Feria, robbed a bank in the district of La Victoria. When two of the subversives tried to immobilize the policeman guarding the bank, he fired his submachine gun. One of the bullets ricocheted on the floor and mortally wounded Talledo …
The MRTA leadership suspended military actions against the incoming government of Alan Garcia, considering that the majority of the people had placed their hopes in the APRA party for a radical change in their situation. This move came as a surprise to all and sundry and was announced in a …
The MRTA National Directorate held a second press conference in Lima. Víctor Polay Campos, hooded, in his capacity as Secretary General, announced to the assembled journalists the end of the suspension of political-military actions against the APRA government. The reasons given included the inconsistency in the payment of the foreign …
On December 9, 1986, the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Voz Rebelde (MIR-VR) and the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) formally merged. This merger gave rise to a new National Directorate composed of three leaders from each organization. For the MRTA there were Víctor Polay Campos, Néstor Cerpa Cartolini and …
In 1987, a group of subversives formed an army in San Martín, Peru, composed of militants from MIR-VR and MRTA. They trained in the Pongo de Caynarachi-Shanusi area and launched the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' military campaign on October 8, with incursions into several towns including Tabalosos, Macedas, Soritor, Juanjuí, San …
In 1987 an army of MRTA subversives was formed in San Martin. Both forces (political and military) united in the Pongo de Caynarachi-Shanusi area, where they trained militarily and politically during the months of July, August and September 1987. The training was led by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor …
On October 8, 1987, the MRTA began the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Victor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Nestor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincon (c) Francisco. The campaign began with the raid on the villages of Tabalosos and Macedas. This date was chosen to commemorate the 20th …
In early November, a column of seventy members of the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) took control of several towns in the San Martín department of Peru, including Juanjui, San José de Sisa, Shatoja, and San Martín de Alao. The events were captured by Lima television cameras, which also interviewed …
The seizure of Juanjuí began on Friday, November 6, 1987 at 2:30 a.m. when a group of emerretistas captured the 'Love of the Mountain' truck to transport the Tupacamarista Army to Juanjuí without being discovered. Between 70 and 100 MRTA subversives took the town at 5:45 a.m., almost without resistance, …
The same MRTA group that had taken Juanjui arrived in San José de Sisa, taking control of the police post quickly, without firing a single shot. They stayed overnight due to fatigue and in the evening they offered a cultural activity with the assistance of the villagers. Journalists from Panamericana …
On November 7, 1987, MRTA troops reached San José de Sisa without firing a single shot. This action was part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincón (c) Francisco. The seizure of San José de Sisa …
During a series of takeovers of localities by the MRTA in the department of San Martin, journalists interviewed Commander Rolando, head of the MRTA column, in the context of the armed actions that led the government to hand over political-military control of the entire department of San Martin to the …
A column of seventy MRTA members took the locality of Shatoja on November 8, 1987, as part of a series of coordinated actions in the department of San Martin. This seizure was part of a sequence of MRTA raids that included Juanjui (November 6), San Jose de Sisa (November 7), …
On November 9, 1987, the MRTA raided the town of Senami as part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign. This action was part of a series of raids and takeovers of villages that the MRTA carried out in San Martin during October, November and December 1987. The military campaign …
The seizure of Chazuta was part of the 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign initiated on October 8, 1987 by the MRTA, commanded by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincón (c) Francisco. This action took place on November 19, 1987 as part of a series …
The seizure of Shanao was part of the MRTA's 'Tupac Amaru Vive' Military Campaign, commanded by Víctor Polay Campos (c) Rolando, Néstor Cerpa (c) Evaristo and Miguel Rincón (c) Francisco. This action took place on December 11, 1987 as part of a series of raids and takeovers of villages in …
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 …
On February 7, 1988, a public notice appeared with the title "Security is everyone's task" that presented photographs and physical characteristics of six leaders of subversive organizations. The ad includes images of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (leader of the PCP-SL), Julio César Mezzich, Osmán Morote Barrionuevo (number two of the PCP-SL), …
Businessman Carlos Ferreyros Aspíllaga was kidnapped as he was leaving his home in La Molina. The MRTA identified him as a member of the Twelve Apostles, the third largest power group in the country. In exchange for his release, the MRTA asked for an advertisement in a well-known newspaper and …
Capture of MRTA leader Victor Polay Campos in Huancayo in early 1989. This was a major blow to the organization and prompted an urgent show of force that led to the failed Tarma operation.
Victor Polay Campos, leader and military chief of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), was captured in the Huancayo Tourist Hotel in February 1989. This capture represented a hard blow to the emerretist organization in the region. Polay Campos' arrest occurred in the context of a series of setbacks suffered …
In February 1989, ten peasants were killed in the community of Santa Rosa de Pachaclla. According to the CVR report, the victims were identified as presumed Shining Path members. This event occurred in the context of the expansion of political violence in the Junin region, during a period of intense …
In February 1989, the leader of the MRTA, Víctor Polay Campos, was captured in Huancayo by counterinsurgency forces. This event marked a significant setback for the MRTA, as it diminished their political and military capabilities in the region. The capture was part of a series of repressive actions against the …
Víctor Polay Campos, alias Rolando, leader of the MRTA, was captured by chance in the Tourist Hotel in Huancayo. The National Directorate of the MRTA acknowledged, through a statement, that the capture of Polay Campos was a momentary setback and that it was a product of chance. This was one …
Victor Polay Campos, leader and military chief of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), was captured in February 1989 at the Tourist Hotel in Huancayo. This capture represented a hard blow for the emerretist organization in the central region of Peru. Polay Campos' arrest occurred in a context of intensified …
On April 28, 1989, the MRTA attempted to take over the city of Tarma as part of their strategy to establish a Central Front in the regions of Pasco and Junín. The operation aimed to boost the group's prominence on the national political scene and restore confidence among its members …
In December 1989, the Peruvian Army destroyed an MRTA camp in Iscozacin, province of Oxapampa. According to the official version, 43 alleged subversives were killed in the operation. However, there is an alternative version that states that most of the victims could have been local farmers and not MRTA militants. …
In 1990, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) escalated its violent activities in Peru. In January, they assassinated former Defense Minister Enrique López Albújar. On July 9, they orchestrated a prison break from Miguel Castro Castro, freeing 47 members, including leaders Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea. This period …
In 1990, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) and the Revolutionary Left Movement - Revolutionary Vanguard (MIR VR) decided to unify their organizations. This unification implied the integration of commanders, combatants, structures and weapons, with the objective of consolidating forces in their armed and political struggle. Víctor Polay Campos assumed …
General (r) Enrique López Albújar Trint, former Minister of Defense of Alan García's government, was ambushed by three guerrillas who riddled him with bullets while he was driving his car without the members of his personal security. According to Victor Polay Campos, it was an agreement and decision of a …
On July 9, 1990, 47 MRTA prisoners escaped from Castro Castro prison through a tunnel. Among the escapees were Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, two of the main leaders of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. This mass escape represented a significant blow to prison security in the country. …
On July 9, 1990, 47 prisoners of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) escaped from the Castro Castro prison through a tunnel. Among the escapees were Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, two of the main leaders of the MRTA. This massive escape represented a significant blow to the …
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 …
The MRTA held its Third Central Unity Committee in August 1990, after the spectacular escape of 47 prisoners from the Castro Castro prison in July, including its main leaders Víctor Polay Campos and Alberto Gálvez Olaechea. In this committee, the organization and its military plans were adjusted, taking into account …
Andrés Sosa Chanamé, a former leader of PCP Unidad and ex-member of the MRTA, was assassinated on January 25, 1992, in Villa El Salvador. His assassination followed the killing of another former MRTA member, 'Germán', who was murdered on August 22, 1991. The killings were reportedly sanctioned by MRTA leadership, …
Capture of Víctor Polay Campos, leader of the MRTA, by the Special Brigade of Detectives (BREDET). This was one of the captures of high-ranking subversive leaders that constituted a fundamental contribution to achieve the strategic defeat of subversion and terrorism in the context of extreme crisis.
Victor Polay Campos, alias Comrade Rolando, leader of the MRTA, is recaptured in a café in the Lima district of San Borja. He is later tried and sentenced to life imprisonment. This capture represents a significant blow against the MRTA leadership structure.
Victor Polay Campos, leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) known by the pseudonym 'comrade Rolando', was recaptured by law enforcement officials in the district of San Borja, Lima. This capture occurred almost two years after his spectacular escape from Castro Castro prison on July 9, 1990, when he …
Car bomb attack perpetrated on Tarata Street in the Miraflores district of Lima. This attack was part of the escalation of violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso during 1992, a year in which the subversive organization intensified its terrorist actions in the capital. The attack occurred a little more than a …
Miguel Rincón Rincón, an important member of the MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) leadership, was arrested on November 30, 1995. This capture represented another resounding blow to the MRTA, which had already suffered the arrest of other important leaders such as Víctor Polay Campos in 1992. Rincón Rincón's arrest took …
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