Hunger strike by Puno parliamentarians
Five parliamentarians from the department of Puno went on hunger strike in the Chamber of Deputies in August 1983, demanding economic aid for their drought-stricken region.
In the Chamber of Deputies, five parliamentarians from the department of Puno went on hunger strike during August 1983. This protest measure took place in the context of a 48-hour strike that had begun in Puno to demand economic aid to confront the emergency created by the drought affecting the department. The hunger strike of the congressmen sought to call attention to the serious situation that the highland region was going through.