Disarticulation of peasant and political movements in Ucayali
A large peasant and native mobilization in Pucallpa on February 9, 1989 was violently repressed by police forces, resulting in 8 deaths and numerous wounded. This event disarticulated the peasant, popular and political movements in Ucayali.
On February 9, 1989, one of the largest peasant and native mobilizations was held in Pucallpa to demand improvements in agriculture from the government. This march was organized by the Confederation of Peruvian Peasants (CCP) to celebrate an agreement after a three-week strike by peasants grouped in the FECADU and Shipibo-Conibo natives. The action was violently repressed by police forces, resulting in 8 deaths and a considerable number of wounded. This event meant the disarticulation of the peasant, popular and political movements in Ucayali, seriously affecting the organizational capacity of the MRTA in the region.