On June 24, 1969, the military government in Peru enacted the Agrarian Reform Law, which marked a significant shift in land ownership by expropriating large agro-industrial complexes. The law set limits on property sizes and introduced cooperative and associative forms of ownership, such as Cooperativas Agrarias de Producción and Sociedades …
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 1977, a national strike took place in Peru, organized by the Comité de Lucha in response to the repressive measures imposed by the military government, including the decree law 011-76. Despite the state of emergency, the strike was widely supported by workers and led to significant popular mobilization, weakening …
In the summer of 1980, textile workers in Peru organized a prolonged general strike in response to the suspension of their income indexation, which had been established by a tripartite agreement in 1945 but was halted by the military government. The strike resulted in some partial improvements for the workers. …
In 1984, the Ley Universitaria 23733, also known as the Alayza-Sánchez law, was enacted in Peru. This law repealed the legal provisions imposed by the military government and restored university autonomy. However, political parties, particularly from the left, used the universities for political gains, leading to a division of power …
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