Merger of MIR-VR and MRTA
On December 9, 1986, the MIR-VR and the MRTA formally merged, forming a National Directorate with three leaders from each organization. This merger unified two important Peruvian revolutionary movements under a single command structure.
On December 9, 1986, the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria - Voz Rebelde (MIR-VR) and the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) formally merged. This merger gave rise to a new National Directorate composed of three leaders from each organization. For the MRTA there were Víctor Polay Campos, Néstor Cerpa Cartolini and Miguel Rincón Rincón, while for the MIR-VR there were Alberto Gálvez Olaechea, Cecilia Oviedo and Rodolfo Kleim. The MIR-VR had arrived in Pucallpa in 1984 with Alberto Gálvez Olaechea at its head, with his Comandos Revolucionarios del Pueblo, supporting incursions into towns and collecting quotas for the 'revolution'.