In 1961, when the university still had less than four hundred students, the Frente Estudiantil Revolucionario (FER) was formed, promoted by the Youth of the Communist Party, which integrated a group of leftist and independent tendencies. The FER would soon become the hegemonic student organization at the UNSCH.
In 1962 Abimael Guzmán joined the UNSCH as a teacher. He soon became one of the main promoters of the political work of the FER and the Communist Party in the university and the region. In 1964 Guzmán was appointed Director of the Basic Cycle (General Studies) and later became …
In 1962 the FER supports the election of Efraín Morote Best as rector of the UNSCH. From that moment on, the hegemony of the Marxist currents over the APRA and the Social Christians imposed itself with greater clarity. The hegemony of the FER can be understood in terms of its …
In 1966 the central government tried to cut the budget of the UNSCH. This fact generated the rejection not only of the university community but also of the Ayacucho people as a whole. Rector Efrain Morote considered it necessary for the people of Ayacucho to defend their University, obtaining the …
In 1968, Efraín Morote's term as rector of the UNSCH came to an end. The power of PCP-Bandera Roja in the University would increase after his departure. In 1969 the military government promulgated Law 17437, which sought to reorganize and depoliticize the public universities, replacing the legally elected university councils …
In 1969, after the promulgation of Law 17437, Abimael Guzmán achieved a presence in the Executive Council of the UNSCH and occupied the important positions of Personnel and Student Welfare. The presence of Guzmán and Antonio Díaz Martínez in these positions was not only due to the political strength of …
In 1974, Guzmán's group lost its presence in the Executive Council of the UNSCH. A year later, the PCP-SL would develop the seizure of the Guamán Poma de Ayala Application campuses, in an attempt to maintain its influence in these campuses, which were in the process of reorganization. The seizure …
In 1975, Abimael Guzmán was definitively dismissed as a professor in the Faculty of Education of the UNSCH. This faculty, which had been used in a partisan manner by Guzmán's group, began to be reorganized, which greatly weakened the presence of the PCP-SL inside the UNSCH. In the following years …
In 1977, after a period of instability, the Universidad Particular de Ayacucho was dissolved and its faculties were integrated into the University of Huamanga. This allowed the UNSCH to increase its enrollment by more than two thousand students, reaching a population of 7,610 students. The UNSCH integrates new specialties such …
In 1978, the community of Chungui in Peru established the secondary school Túpac Amaru II, which was staffed by professors from UNSCH and included some university students affiliated with the PCP-SL. Similarly, a communal secondary school was created in Oronqoy by a local youth who had studied in Andahuaylas. These …
In 1978, the community of Chungui decided to fund the creation of the Túpac Amaru II secondary school, where teachers trained at the UNSCH (National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga) would teach. From the beginning, some Shining Path university students worked as teachers, preparing the young people for the …
In 1978, at the initiative of a young man from the community who had studied in Andahuaylas, a communal secondary school was created in Oronqoy. As in other schools in the area, such as Túpac Amaru II in Chungui, some Shining Path university students worked as teachers from the beginning. …
In May 1980, during the organization of presidential elections in Peru, the armed group PCP-SL burned electoral urns and registers in the village of Chuschi. This act marked the beginning of a series of violent actions that would soon alert the entire country. The involvement of prominent PCP-SL leaders in …
On May 1, 1980, the PCP-SL held a last rally at the UNSCH in which, under a forest of red flags, the Shining Path militants dressed in jackets and caps similar to those used by the Red Guards in the Chinese Cultural Revolution, announced the beginning of the People's War. …
On May 1, 1980, members of the Sendero Luminoso held a final meeting at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (UNSCH) to announce the start of their 'people's war.' The event was marked by speeches under a display of red flags, with participants dressed in attire reminiscent of …
On September 18, 1980, the authorities of the UNSCH called a press conference to deny that the institution was involved in terrorist acts. The fact that well-known leaders of the PCP-SL had occupied important positions in the UNSCH put the University in the crosshairs of police and journalistic reports, as …
In June 1981, police forces announced the capture of two Shining Path cells, indicating that their members were UNSCH students. This fact was used to reinforce the hypothesis about the existence of links between the university and the Shining Path. The stigma about the university becoming a pack of potential …
On October 16, 1981, two days after the state of emergency was declared, the UNSCH temporarily suspended its classes. This measure, together with the raid on the residence, heralded the beginning of difficult times for the University.
The first week of August 1982, the Allpachaca farm was attacked, which was owned by the UNSCH and functioned as an experimental center for the cultivation and management of high altitude pastures. The PCP-SL razes this farm with a contingent of 300 to 400 peasants from the surrounding area. They …
On August 3, 1982, more than a hundred armed individuals assaulted the Allpachaca hacienda, belonging to the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH). This attack was part of the escalation of political violence in Ayacucho during that period. The assault took place in the context of the military campaigns …
On November 14, 1982, a Shining Path commando again attacks the Allpachaca farm, property of the UNSCH. This time the attack was extremely violent and two unidentified women were killed. The farm was used as an experimental center for the cultivation and management of high altitude pastures.
In 1983, a public prosecutor's accusation was brought against the authorities and former university authorities of the UNSCH. As a result, a group of personalities were arrested, among them the former rector Enrique Moya. This occurred in the midst of a climate of uncertainty and pressure from the governmental spheres.
On February 4, 1983, a Shining Path commando assassinated a student, accusing him of having taken the name of the subversive organization to carry out extortion. From then on, successive murders of students and threats against UNSCH authorities became more and more frequent.
General EP Clemente Noel Moral, head of the Political Military Command of Ayacucho, filed a complaint before the ad hoc prosecutor for terrorism Ricardo Pequeño Valdivia against several university leaders and authorities. Among those accused were Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, Julio César Mezzich, former UNSCH rectors Efraín Morote Best and Enrique …
General EP Clemente Noel Moral, head of the Political Military Command of Ayacucho, filed a complaint before the ad hoc prosecutor for terrorism Ricardo Pequeño Valdivia against several university leaders and authorities. Among those accused were Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, Julio César Mezzich, former UNSCH rectors Efraín Morote Best and Enrique …
In 1984, after a period of interim rector and the drafting of a new statute for the UNSCH that incorporates full student participation in the university assembly, José Castañeda was elected as the new rector. He held his position until 1987, when he resigned and was replaced by Alberto Morote, …
On April 11, 1985, a group of Sendero Luminoso militants entered the university dining hall at UNSCH, announcing an armed strike planned for April 13-15. They also called on students to boycott the presidential elections. Despite these public appearances, the presence of Sendero Luminoso at the university became less intense …
On July 3, 1988, Juan Luis Cipriani was named auxiliary bishop of Ayacucho, who little by little acquired a certain influence in the political life of the department. Cipriani will maintain a position justifying the violation of human rights, endorsing with his words and omissions the numerous murders committed by …
Ciro Aramburú, head of University Welfare at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), was murdered on July 24, 1990. His death occurred in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community in Huamanga. The murder was perpetrated by paramilitary commandos operating in the …
On July 19, 1991, at midday and in the center of the city of Huamanga, plainclothes soldiers carried out a covert operation in the home of university professor Francisco Solier Garcia. The professor was murdered along with his wife and son using weapons with silencers. This crime was part of …
On July 21, 1991, the bodies of Mariscote Santa Cruz and Leoncio Espinoza, both students of Obstetrics at the National University of San Cristobal de Huamanga (UNSCH), were found dead. Both students had been kidnapped a week before their bodies were found. This event occurred in the context of a …
On October 12, 1991, unknown persons assassinated student Antonio Huacache Chávez in the city of Huamanga. This murder occurred in the context of a series of operations by groups linked to the military intelligence services against members of the UNSCH university community. The crime took place a few days after …
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