The Batir II Campaign was the second phase of the military operations known as the Batir Agreement, carried out in the context of the counter-subversive struggle in Peru. This campaign was carried out from November 1982 to March 1983, following the Batir I Campaign that had taken place between July …
Reynaldo Rodríguez López was arrested in November 1985 for his involvement in the Villa Coca case, related to drug trafficking. The arrest occurred in a political context where the government of President Alan García Pérez was facing multiple challenges, including political violence and drug trafficking. The Villa Coca case was …
Victor Polay, leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), was captured in Huancayo on January 31, 1989. This capture represented a serious setback for the MRTA, whose organizational apparatus was already resentful. After this event, the MRTA continued to operate in the central jungle but with diminished capacity. Polay's …
Miguel Rincón Rincón, leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), was captured in downtown Lima on April 16, 1989. After his capture, he was imprisoned in the Castro Castro prison. This arrest represented a significant blow to the command structure of the MRTA. The capture took place in a …
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. …
Peter Cárdenas Schulte, leader of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA), was captured by law enforcement officials in Lima. He was subsequently sentenced to life imprisonment under Law 25475, anti-terrorist legislation that had not yet been enacted at the time of his capture. This capture was part of a series …
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 …
The arrest of Abimael Guzmán, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in September 1992. This event marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, although the PCP-SL maintained military capacity to develop actions against the population and the forces of law and order in the central region even after …
On September 12, 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL), was captured along with other members of the Central Committee of the subversive organization. This operation represented a decisive blow against the leadership of the PCP-SL. The capture took place in …
Martha Huatay Ruiz, head of Socorro Popular and member of the Metropolitan Lima Committee of the PCP-SL, was captured. Her capture is part of the disarticulation of the Shining Path structure in Lima after the capture of Abimael Guzman.
Margie Clavo, an important Shining Path leader and member of the Central Emergency Committee of the PCP-SL, was captured on March 23, 1995. This capture took place in the context of the progressive weakening of the PCP-SL after the arrest of Abimael Guzmán in September 1992. Clavo was part of …
On May 27, 1995, Leodoro Guevara Flores, who was the head of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the province of Santiago de Chuco, was captured. This capture took place in the context of a counter-subversive offensive that included enhanced police intelligence work and had achieved …
Oscar Ramirez Duran Feliciano, subversive leader of the Shining Path PCP, was captured in July 1999. His capture represented a significant blow to the subversive columns operating under his command. This mobility of the subversive forces was definitively lost with his arrest. Ramirez Duran had led actions in the central …
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