Ucayali declared an emergency zone
On June 1, 1989, Ucayali was declared an emergency zone with the installation of a Political-Military Command led by the Navy in response to social conflicts generated by the economic crisis and peasant strikes.
On June 1, 1989, the Peruvian State declared Ucayali an emergency zone and installed a Political-Military Command led by the Navy. This measure was taken in response to the problems generated by the hyperinflation of 1989, which prevented the state-owned companies ENCI and ECASA from paying peasants for their production, leading to regional strikes promoted by the Confederation of Peruvian Peasants (Confederación de Campesinos del Perú, CCP). In Ucayali, farmers grouped in FECADU and the Shipibo-Conibo natives went on strike for three weeks. The emergency declaration was part of an exception regime enacted for different areas of the Peruvian jungle. In 1991, the Navy assumed full control of the Political-Military Command of Ucayali.