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in Lima, the
Binational Center
in Trujillo, mortar attacks the U.S. Consulate,
and fires at the U.S. Ambassador’s residence. Alberto Fujimori, a university professor,
assumes presidency for the first time in Peru.
On 14 January of 1991, MRTA attacks the Ministry of Interior with a car bomb.
On 5 February, a car bomb goes off in front of the U.S. Embassy. On 11 March, an
MRTA team frees Lucero Cumpa (a.k.a. Comandante "Liliana");
their getaway driver is
killed during the rescue. In May, MRTA kidnaps nine members of the PNP in Rioja.
In
August, Law 25237, which establishes a peace council, is approved under the initiative of
Carlos Torres y Torres Lara, then head of the cabinet. This peace council was established
to involve diverse sectors of civil society in drawing up a national peace plan (Arnson,
1999, p. 212).
In November, the famous “November Decrees”
are passed, strengthening
an exclusively military response to the problem of violence in Peru. More MRTA
bombings continue during this year at the
Binational Centers
in Huancayo and Cuzco, the
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