On January 29, 1985, approximately 40 people attacked the Civil Guard post in Orurillo, province of Melgar, department of Puno. This attack was part of the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Puno region during the period of expanding violence. The attack on Orurillo took place in the context …
In August 1985, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso declared the provinces of Melgar, Azángaro and Huancané as 'red zones', although according to the CVR report the reality was quite different from this declaration. This period was characterized by the actions of the PCP-SL, which included dynamite theft, dynamiting bridges, knocking down high …
At the beginning of 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso managed to remove the police posts in the province of Azángaro, Puno. This event occurred after the PCP-SL declared the provinces of Melgar, Azángaro and Huancané as "red zones" in August 1985. The situation of the internal armed conflict in this area …
On December 20, 1986, an armed confrontation took place in Chaccocunca, district of Azángaro, department of Puno, between State forces and militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The confrontation resulted in the death of 10 hikers. This event was part of the period of expanding violence in the department of Puno, …
During the process of land seizures in the department of Puno, 300 peasants were arrested in the towns of Ayaviri and Azángaro. This event occurred in the context of a massive land occupation where approximately 12,000 peasant families occupied some 100,000 hectares in six provinces: Azángaro, Melgar, Carabaya, Huancané, Lampa …
Five days after Olivares' death, in the city of Huancané, Romeo Paca Pantigoso, a PUM militant, heads the installation of the new regional government of the José Carlos Mariátegui region made up of the departments of Puno, Tacna and Moquegua. This event represents a paradoxical outcome of a tragic year.
On Sunday, July 29, 1992, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the district of Inchupalla, province of Huancané, department of Puno. During this action, the subversives killed four local authorities and a child. This attack was part of an upsurge of subversive violence in Puno during 1991 and 1992, …
On Sunday, July 29, 1992, a detachment of the PCP-SL raided the district of Inchupalla, province of Huancané, where they murdered five people. The victims were Pedro Pascual Vilca Canaza, secretary of the Inchupalla district council; Santiago Chuquija Ingalla, Lieutenant Governor; Artemio Sancho Sancho Sancho, District Justice of the Peace; …
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