2018 Peruvian agrarian strike

2018 Peruvian agrarian protests
2018 Peruvian agrarian protests
Part of the 2017–2021 Peruvian political crisis
	Graphic image of the protest situation (3 February):; Regions where the protests complied and/or expanded; Regions where the protests ended; Regions where protests were not followed ; Regions where they were not called and/or did not respond to the protests
Date	9 January – 11 February 2018
Location	Peru
Caused by	Possible crisis in the Peruvian agrarian sector; Excessive drop in potato price;
Methods	Demonstrations; Occupations; National strikes; Flash mobs;
Casualties
Death(s)	Two protesters

The Peruvian agrarian strike of 2018 was a series of initially peaceful protests that took place from January 9 to February 11 in a large part of the Peruvian territory. The strike was performed by medium and small independent farmers who demanded that the government declare the agricultural sector in state of emergency due to serious deficiencies in production and trade, especially in the potato sector. On January 30, 2018 the demonstrations turned violent and expanded to departments that at first did not comply with the strike, until now the clashes between the National Police of Peru and the demonstrators left two people dead and serious material damage in the entire area.^[1]

^ "El gobierno anuncia el fin del paro agrario, pero la convulsión social no termina" [The government announces the end of the agrarian strike, but the social upheaval does not end] (in Spanish). La República. February 2, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

[1] "El gobierno anuncia el fin del paro agrario, pero la convulsión social no termina" [The government announces the end of the agrarian strike, but the social upheaval does not end] (in Spanish). La República. February 2, 2018. Retrieved September 4, 2018.

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