Belaunde's ultimatum to hikers
On December 26, 1982, President Belaunde Terry issued an ultimatum to the Shining Path in response to the escalation of violence and terrorist attacks affecting the country, particularly in Lima.
On December 26, 1982, President Fernando Belaunde Terry issued an ultimatum to the Shining Path. This occurred in a context of escalating violence in Metropolitan Lima, where the PCP-SL had intensified its subversive actions. During that year there had been multiple attacks, including general blackouts in Lima and Callao due to the blowing up of high tension towers, such as those that occurred on August 2 and August 19, 1982. The presidential ultimatum represented a government response to the growing terrorist activity affecting the capital and other regions of the country.