Ethnocacerism
Peruvian political movement
The ethnocacerist movement (Spanish: Movimiento etnocacerista, also sometimes referred to as the Movimiento Nacionalista Peruano or "Peruvian Nationalist Movement") is a Peruvian ethnic nationalist movement based on Indigenous communities that espouses an ideology called ethnocacerism (Spanish: etnocacerismo). It draws on the ideas and history of several Indigenous and anti-colonial movements, including those of Juan Velasco Alvarado, Evo Morales, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Muammar Gaddafi, and Che Guevara. Ethnocacerism is considered an Indigenist ideology and is currently represented in electoral politics by the Union for Peru party and other smaller parties. The ideology is also followed by Peruvian militant groups such as the Plurinational Association of Tawantinsuyo Reservists and Ejército de Reservistas Andino Amazónico – T.
Many members of the movement are armed forces veterans of the internal conflict in Peru or the border disputes with Ecuador in the 1980s and 1990s.
History
Origins
The ideas of ethnocacerism originated from lawyer Isaac Humala, and its practice as a doctrine was begun by his sons Ollanta Humala and Antauro Humala in 1987 during the war against the Shining Path. The origin of the word refers to Andrés Avelino Cáceres, a Peruvian national hero who led the resistance against Chile during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883).
Isaac Humala founded the Instituto de Estudios Etnogeopolíticos (IEE) in 1989 to serve as an ethnocacerist think tank.
Locumba Uprising
Ethnocacerism became a popular political doctrine following an uprising in Locumba, Tacna, on 29 October 2000, led by the Humala brothers. Their goal was the overthrow of President Alberto Fujimori over the "Vladi-video" scandal. The brothers surrendered on 16 December and were pardoned by Congress six days later.
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