events
June 5, 2009
After 65 straight days of civil disobedience, at least 31 people are killed in clashes between security forces and indigenous people near Bagua, Peru.
2009 Peruvian political crisis
The 2009 Peruvian political crisis resulted from the ongoing opposition to oil development in the Peruvian Amazon by local Indigenous peoples; they protested Petroperú and confronted the National Police. At the forefront of the movement to resist the development was Interethnic Association for the Development of the Peruvian Rainforest, a coalition of indigenous community organizations in the region.
Bagua, Peru
Bagua, founded as San Pedro de Bagua Chico in 1561, is a city in Peru located about 162 kilometres (101 mi) from the city of Chachapoyas. It lies in the province of the same name.