Commander Ricardo leads the Northeastern Front of MRTA
Commander Ricardo led the Northeastern Front of the MRTA in San Martin during 1990, being part of the succession of commanders who led this subversive structure. His role included coordinating the political actions of the front along with other area chiefs.
Commander Ricardo assumed command of the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in San Martin during 1990. His command period was brief, being part of a succession of commanders who led the FNO between 1987 and 1993. As military commander of the FNO, together with the political chief, the press chief and the logistics chief, he was in charge of coordinating the political actions of the front. The MRTA's FNO had established itself in the areas of major rice and corn production, and later in the coca-growing areas of the department of San Martin.