Evaluating the impact of terrorist violence on local governments raised some prior questions for us: What are local governments? What are their competencies? Where are local governments situated within the …
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Destruction of the Municipality and Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca
Two dynamite and ampho explosions destroyed the municipality and part of the Cristo Rey parish in Juliaca. This simultaneous attack against civil and religious institutions shows the Shining Path's strategy of attacking symbols of the State and the Church. The explosions caused significant material damage.
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Assassination of authorities and attack on municipality in San Pedro, Canchis
The PCP-SL raided San Pedro, Canchis province, and assassinated the mayor, the governor, the president of the potable water company and a leader, burning the municipality and dynamiting two buses belonging to the Ormeño and Cruz del Sur companies. This multiple attack is evidence of the PCP-SL's violence against authorities …
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Enactment of the Glass of Milk Law
President Fernando Belaunde Terry enacted the law creating the Glass of Milk program in all municipalities of the country. This law established a nationwide social program aimed at providing supplementary feeding through the distribution of milk. The program was implemented at the municipal level throughout Peru. It was enacted during …