In June 1983, Santos Quispe Saavedra, the lieutenant governor of Putis, was assassinated by a column of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) as part of their campaign of violence in the region. This marked the beginning of a series of violent acts by the group, including the burning of houses in …
In September 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated five community authorities in the town of Cayramayo, Santillana district, Huanta province. This was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating traditional authorities and any form of organization existing in the peasant communities. The assassination of local authorities was part of the …
In December 1984, a hundred campesinos from the communities of Putis, Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, and Rodeo were extrajudicially executed by military personnel stationed in Putis. The military suspected the campesinos of being linked to the PCP-SL due to the group's frequent movements in the area. Additionally, the military sought to seize …
In December 1984, at least 123 men and women from the localities of Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, Orccohuasi, and Putis were victims of an arbitrary execution by the military stationed in the community of Putis. The villagers were deceived by the military, forced to dig a pit, and then shot by the …
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