Successful national strike
A 24-hour national strike was held on March 10, 1983 in rejection of the economic policies of the Belaunde Terry government. It was the largest work stoppage recorded in the two and a half years of government.
On March 10, 1983, a 24-hour national strike was held in rejection of the economic policies of Fernando Belaunde Terry's government. This strike was successful and was the largest mobilization that had taken place in the two and a half years of the Belaunde government. The strike showed the generalized discontent of the population with the economic measures implemented by the government. This protest action was framed in a context of growing social conflict and political violence in the country.