In 1988, the SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) organized a teachers' strike in Peru. The strike was criticized by government officials, including Minister Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante, who claimed it had a political motive despite most demands being addressed. The media also suggested that the strike …
In 1989, General Howard Rodríguez Málaga, the political-military chief of Ayacucho, expressed concerns about the presence of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the educational sector. He urged the Minister of Education, Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante, to address infrastructure and resource deficiencies in schools. The military viewed educators with suspicion, associating them …
In March 1989, during the administration of Mercedes Cabanillas Bustamante, the Peruvian government implemented a course of Premilitary Instruction in schools. This initiative was part of a broader strategy to combat subversion by militarizing educational spaces, a move that faced opposition from the teachers' union SUTEP. The course was managed …
