On 21 June 1984, the Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva (DECAS) was formally constituted in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino self-defense against subversive groups in the Apurímac River Valley. This organization, led by Antonio Cárdenas, expanded throughout the valley and played a crucial role in …
The Defense Civil Antisubversiva (DECAS) was formally established on 21 June 1984 in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino militias in the Apurímac River valley. Under the leadership of Antonio Cárdenas, DECAS expanded throughout the valley, although their methods were controversial, with reports of …
On June 21, 1984, the "Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva" (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally established in Pichiwillca. From this place it began its expansion throughout the valley under the leadership of Antonio Cardenas, who would become the undisputed leader of the organization. This formal constitution took place in …
The arrival of the Montoneros to Pichiwillca in April or May 1984 marked a milestone in peasant organization. On June 21, 1984, the Anti-Subversive Civil Defense (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally constituted. From Pichiwillca, led by 19-year-old Antonio Cárdenas, the organization began to expand throughout the valley. …
On April 13, 1988, a group of 40 Shining Path (PCP-SL) members, supported by hundreds of local campesinos, launched an attack on Pichiwillca, the main base of the DECAS in the VRA. The attack was repelled with the help of local ronderos and a military detachment, resulting in the deaths …
On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed PCP-Sendero Luminoso members escorted by hundreds of peasants from the local force attacked Pichiwillca, the main DECAS base in the Apurimac River Valley. With the help of the ronderos of Anchihuay who immediately came to the defense of Pichiwillca, and …
On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed members of the PCP-SL, supported by local campesinos, attacked Pichiwillca, the main base of the DECAS in the VRAE. The attack was repelled with the help of local ronderos from Anchihuay and a detachment of the Peruvian Navy, resulting in …
On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo in an action called operation Halcón. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the rondas in the highland districts of La Mar province, whose authorities, faced with the advance of the PCP-SL, had sent a …
On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo, La Mar, on the heights of the Huamanga-San Francisco highway, in an action called 'Operation Hawk'. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the patrols in the highland districts of La Mar province. The authorities …
