In 1940, Alto Huallaga was home to 11,623 inhabitants, representing a relatively small population compared to later decades. This figure contrasts significantly with the subsequent population growth: in 1981 it reached 134,600 inhabitants and in 1988 it had a population of 200,000 people. Population growth was related to the colonization …
The Alto Huallaga area was occupied with greater intensity since the beginning of the 1950s by settlers and migrants coming mainly from the highlands of Huánuco, Huancayo, Junín and Cerro de Pasco. These settlers were encouraged, most of the time, by the State through colonization projects (such as Tingo María-Tocache-Campanilla), …
The Universidad Nacional del Centro del Perú (UNCP) was founded as the Universidad Comunal del Centro in 1959, following efforts by the local communities in the Mantaro Valley. It was officially recognized on December 16, 1959, by a decree signed by President Manuel Prado Ugarteche, and began operating as a …
The Universidad Nacional del Centro was founded in 1960 as the Universidad Comunal, highlighting its connection with the rural communities of the Mantaro Valley. It became a key educational institution for young immigrants from these communities, offering them opportunities for social mobility and regional development. The university's strategic location in …
In 1980, a group of militants from the MIR and PSR-ML, under the generic name 'La ORGA', prepared for the takeover of the central premises of a university in Huancayo. This action aimed to expel the 'corrupt clique' governing the institution. The event was part of a broader strategy by …
In 1980, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) initiated a series of subversive actions in Huancayo, Peru. These actions included the use of explosives against police stations, municipal buildings, and infrastructure such as transmission towers and mining facilities. The campaign marked the beginning of a period of intensified violence and sabotage aimed …
On May 17, 1980, the same day that in Chuschi a group of PCP-SL militants burned the ballot boxes and electoral material, initiating their 'people's war', another group of Shining Pathists threw dynamite firecrackers at the Provincial Council and the CE No. in Huancayo. This attack marked the beginning of …
On August 17, 1980, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso knocked down a high-voltage power pole, causing the first general blackout in the city of Huancayo. This event was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the region, which were characterized by attacks on the electrical infrastructure. The …
The first subversive action of the PCP-SL in the city of Huancayo consisted of the launching of explosive charges against the police post and the district municipality of Chilca on September 1, 1980. This attack marked the beginning of the Shining Path's violent activities in Huancayo, just months after the …
On December 11, 1980, the Plan Meris office, located in the district of El Tambo in Huancayo, was attacked with dynamite by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This attack was part of the first subversive actions in the city of Huancayo during the beginning of the political violence. The attack …
On December 13, 1980, alleged subversives dynamited a high tension tower of the interconnection line of the Mantaro Hydroelectric Power Plant in the district of Chambará, province of Concepción. This attack was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the city of Huancayo and the Mantaro valley. …
In 1981, a group of students at the Universidad del Centro de Huancayo formed a militant group associated with the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). This group, primarily composed of students from the faculty of Pedagogy, engaged in individual proselytism and operated within student unions to gain …
On January 10, 1983, a Republican Guard was robbed of his weapon by two alleged PCP-SL militants in the city of Huancayo. This event was part of a series of actions by the PCP-SL aimed at stealing weapons from the forces of law and order. In those same days, the …
On January 18, 1983, a group of subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attempted to demolish a microwave tower of the National Telecommunications Company (ENTEL) located 20 kilometers from Huancayo. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that Shining Path militants carried out against public and private infrastructure …
The first public appearance of armed PCP-SL militants in the Mantaro valley took place: four militants broke into the university canteen of the Universidad del Centro, and asked for economic collaboration. In the following years, this type of attack became frequent on the university campus.
On March 3, 1983, in the district of Chupuro (province of Huancayo), militants of the PCP-SL set fire to a transport vehicle belonging to the SAIS Cahuide. During the attack, two SAIS employees were injured. This attack was part of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against the installations of …
On December 11, 1983, villagers from various communities in the districts of Vilca, Manta and Acobambilla (province of Huancavelica) were gathered by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Vilca. The subversives organized these villagers as a 'mass' to assault three Production Units of SAIS Cahuide: Tucle, Laive and Antapongo, located …
During 1984, witness No. 720002 was the victim of a search in the women's wing of the Huamancaca Prison in Huancayo. The police officers entered in the early hours of the morning and took the inmates out to the yard, ordered them to take off their clothes and then to …
The AH Juan Pablo II was formed in 1984 during the municipal government of Barrantes (IU), when the Municipal Housing Programs were promoted, such as those of Huaycán, Laderas de Chillón and Arenal de Canto Grande. The settlers populated the settlement in 1985, under the endorsement of the municipality of …
In 1984, there was already a nucleus of MRTA (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru) militants in Huancayo. This group began to participate in debates and acts of protest carried out at the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) by students. The presence of the MRTA in the central region marked the …
In 1984, female inmates at the Huamancaca prison in Huancayo were subjected to abusive practices by male police officers. A witness reported that during a search, officers entered the women's pavilion at dawn, forced the inmates into the yard, ordered them to undress, and then to squat with their legs …
The PCP-SL assassinated the provincial mayor of Huancayo, Saúl Muñoz, in July 1984. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate local authorities and generate terror among the population.
Saúl Muñoz Menacho, mayor of Izquierda Unida de Huancayo, was assassinated by the PCP-SL. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of attacking the municipal and political parties in the Mantaro Valley.
On July 16, 1984, there was an attack against high tension towers that seriously affected the interconnected electrical system of Lima, Callao, Huancayo and other cities in Peru. This attack was part of an escalation of violence that began throughout the country on June 22, 1984. Parallel to the attack …
On 16 July 1984, Saúl Muñoz Menacho, the mayor of Huancayo, was assassinated by members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL). This event marked a significant escalation in the violence perpetrated by subversive groups in the region, contributing to the ongoing instability and fear among the local population.
Saúl Muñoz Menacho, mayor of Izquierda Unida (IU) of Huancayo, was assassinated on July 16, 1984. This assassination was part of a systematic campaign by the Shining Path PCP against the municipal space and political parties in the central region of the country. The attack against municipal authorities was part …
Saúl Muñoz Menacho, mayor of Izquierda Unida de Huancayo, was assassinated by the PCP-SL. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to attack municipal authorities and political parties in the Mantaro Valley.
On July 24, 1984, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the provincial mayor of Huancayo, Saúl Muñoz Menacho, who belonged to Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination occurred in the context of an escalation of violence that had begun on June 22, 1984 throughout the country. The attack was part of …
In October 1984, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) carried out its first public actions outside Lima, specifically in the city of Huancayo. This event marked the territorial expansion of the MRTA into the central region of the country. The appearance of MRTA in Huancayo contributed to the intensification of …
The MRTA (Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) announced the beginning of its subversive work in October 1984 in the Mantaro valley. Its first actions consisted of agitation and armed propaganda activities carried out in the cities of Jauja, Concepción and Huancayo. This was the first public appearance of the MRTA in …
In October 1984, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) made its public appearance in the department of Junin through a symbolic act: the raising of its flag at different points in the city of Huancayo. This action marks the beginning of the MRTA's activities in the central region of the …
The Juan Pablo II Human Settlement was formed in 1984 during the municipal government of Barrantes (IU), when the Municipal Housing Programs were promoted. In 1985, with the support of the municipality of Lima, the settlement was populated by people from Huancayo, Huancavelica, Ayacucho and Cuzco. The settlement was created …
Between 1985 and 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered a stage of retreat after the violent state repression in Ayacucho and penetration into other social and geographic spaces. It sought to generate support bases and expand its actions in the central, northeastern and southern Andean regions and in the cities. It …
In March and April 1985, there were bomb attacks against the party offices of the main political parties in Junín. The attacks were directed against the offices of Acción Popular, Partido Popular Cristiano, PAP (Partido Aprista Peruano) and Izquierda Unida. The premises of the Provincial Electoral Registry were also attacked. …
In 1984 there already existed in Huancayo a nucleus of MRTA militants who began to participate in debates and acts of protest carried out at the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) by the students. The struggle between the MRTA and the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso (PCP-SL) for control …
During the last months of 1987, the PCP-SL broke into small and remote ranches located in the High Zone of Canipaco, Alto Cunas and the heights of Yauyos (Lima) more than once. There were also frequent assaults on small mines in the heights of Chupaca and on the borders of …
In 1987, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified its campaign of violence in Huancayo, Peru. The group carried out selective assassinations of military and police personnel, as well as public officials, beginning with the murder of an army commander on January 14. The attacks included bombings …
In 1987, a student affiliated with the Aprista party was assassinated by the militant group Sendero Luminoso in Huancayo. In retaliation, members of the Comando Rodrigo Franco executed several students from the Universidad del Centro, who were suspected of being involved in the assassination. These acts were characterized by arbitrary …
On January 14, 1987, a contingent of the PCP-SL assassinated an army commander in the city of Huancayo. This assassination marked the beginning of the increase in 'selective annihilations' in the area. The event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the Mantaro valley, when the Shining …
On February 5, 1987, a contingent of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) carried out an armed attack against a police sergeant and his wife in the city of Huancayo. This assassination was part of a series of "selective annihilations" that had increased since January 1987, when on the 14th of that …
On February 26, 1987, several high-tension towers fell in the district of Pilcomayo, province of Huancayo. This attack was perpetrated by PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants as part of their strategy of sabotaging the electrical infrastructure. The attack caused one of the innumerable blackouts suffered by the city of Huancayo during that …
On March 6, 1987, a police major was assassinated on a central street in the city of Huancayo. This assassination was part of a series of "selective annihilations" that increased since January 1987, when the PCP-SL intensified its violent actions in the Mantaro Valley. Selective assassinations against members of law …
Juan Berrospi, president of Cooperación Popular, was assassinated by PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants in the city of Huancayo in May 1987. This assassination was part of a campaign of 'selective annihilations' that increased since January 1987, targeting public officials, members of the security forces and local authorities. Berrospi's murder occurred in …
Félix Ortega, who was president of the Junín Development Corporation, was assassinated on May 8, 1987 in the city of Huancayo. His death was part of a series of "selective annihilations" carried out by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against public officials and members of the forces of law and order in …
On July 3, 1987, PCP-SL militants carried out a series of coordinated attacks against multiple targets in the city of Huancayo and the district of El Tambo. Targets included the facilities of the Banco Industrial, Banco de Los Andes, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transportation in Huancayo. During these …
On August 8, 1987, PCP-SL militants carried out a wave of dynamite attacks against multiple targets in the city of Huancayo. The targets attacked included the premises of the Hipotecario and Interbanc banks, the Central de Crédito Cooperativo, the Social Security, Carsa, the premises of the Civil Court and the …
On September 10, 1987, a police station located in the Chilca District Council, in the heart of the city of Huancayo, was attacked with high explosives by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The attack caused extensive damage to the police facilities. This attack took place in the context of a …
On October 7, 1987, members of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) attacked the Concepcion police post in the province of Huancayo. During the attack, Ensign Henry Rojas Mori was killed. This attack took place in the context of a series of MRTA armed actions in different areas of the …
On December 3, 1987, a group of PCP-SL subversives assassinated a policeman in the city of Huancayo. This assassination took place in the context of an escalation of violence in the Mantaro valley, where selective assassinations against members of the forces of law and order had increased since the beginning …
On the last day of 1987, a subversive group assassinated a civilian guard in the city of Huancayo. This murder took place in the context of an escalation of violence in the Mantaro valley, where the PCP-SL intensified its actions of 'selective annihilation' against members of the forces of law …
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