Belaunde's ultimatum to subversives
On December 27, 1982, President Fernando Belaunde Terry issued an ultimatum to the subversives to turn in their weapons before the Armed Forces took control of the emergency zones. This announcement preceded the formal entry of the Armed Forces into the anti-subversive struggle at the end of that month.
President Fernando Belaunde Terry issued an ultimatum to the subversives to surrender their weapons before the Armed Forces took control of the emergency zone. This ultimatum took place in the context of a growing wave of terrorist attacks, especially in Ayacucho, and preceded the decision of the Armed Forces to enter the anti-subversive struggle. The assassination of several public officials in Ayacucho precipitated this decision, which by then seemed inevitable. At the end of December, 2,000 military troops took possession of the provinces in emergency, starting with the rural areas on December 31.