Formation of SUTEP - Sindicato Único de Trabajadores de la Educación del Perú (Peruvian Education Workers' Union)
SUTEP was formed in the Congress of Cuzco, unifying teachers' unions under the leadership of Patria Roja.
In the 1972 Congress, held in Cuzco, it was agreed to change the name of the former FENEP to SUTEP and to abandon the old division based on educational levels. The unification of the teachers' union met with some opposition, especially from the PAP. The PCP Patria Roja allied with the PAP, AP, the DC and the remnants of the PCP and triumphed over COMUL, obtaining the leadership of the union with Horacio Zeballos Gámez as general secretary.
Actors
AP
political party allied with Patria Roja
SUTEP
newly formed unified teachers' union
FENEP
predecessor organization to SUTEP
Cuzco
location of the 1972 Congress
Patria Roja
political party that allied for union control
PAP
political party opposing unification, later allied with Patria Roja
DC
political party allied with Patria Roja
PCP
political party with remanents allied with Patria Roja
COMUL
opposition group defeated in union leadership contest
Horacio Zeballos Gámez
general secretary of SUTEP