The economic turbulence exacerbated social tensions and contributed in part to the rise of the violent Maoist rebel movement known as the Shining Path , which launched the internal conflict in Peru and began attacking electrical towers , causing a number of blackouts in Lima . The period also saw the emergence of the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement ( MRTA ) . The García administration unsuccessfully sought a military solution to the growing terrorism , allegedly committing human rights violations , which are still under investigation . These include the Accomarca massacre , where 47 campesinos were gunned down by armed forces in August 1985 ; the Cayara massacre ( May 1988 ) , in which some thirty people were killed and dozens disappeared ; and the summary execution of more than 200 inmates during prison riots in Lurigancho , San Juan Bautista ( El Frontón ) and Santa Bárbara in 1986 . According to an official inquiry , an estimated 1,600 forced disappearances took place during García 's presidency . His own personal involvement in these events is not clear . García was allegedly tied to the paramilitary Rodrigo Franco Command , which is accused of carrying out political murders in Peru during García 's presidency . A U.S. declassified report , written in late 1987 , said that García 's party , APRA , and top government officials were running a paramilitary group , responsible for the attempted bombing of the '' El Diario '' newspaper , then linked to Shining Path , had sent people to train in North Korea and may have been involved in executions . According to investigative journalist Lucy Komisar , the report made it clear that it believed García had given the orders
Accomarca massacre
Accomarca massacre
Alan García