In 1984, the first organized peasant resistance efforts were registered through self-defense committees in the province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica. These organizations emerged mainly in the communities of Cuticsa, Yuraccocha, Anchahuay, Julcamarca, Secclla and Atunakihuay in response to the violence unleashed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The formation of these …
In June 1988, a Shining Path PCP column attacked the village of Cuticsa in the department of Junin. During this attack, 11 peasants were killed. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions by the PCP-SL in the region during that period, which also included the attack on …
In June 1988, in the area of Cuticsa, province of Angaraes, a column of Shining Path members disguised as soldiers entered the town and killed 11 peasants. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions taking advantage of the …
In October 1988, a column of the Shining Path PCP attacked the town of Puyhuán in the province of Junín. During this attack, the subversive group killed 15 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions by the PCP-SL in the region during that period, including a …
In October 1988, a subversive column entered the town of Puyhuan and killed 15 villagers. This event occurred in the context of intensifying violence in the province of Acobamba, where Shining Path had been committing systematic murders against the civilian population since 1984. The attack was part of a series …
In October 1988, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the town of Puyhuán and killed 15 villagers. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions in the province of Angaraes, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the …
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