Timeline Events 13

  1. Attack on the Guardia Civil post in Vischongo

    On January 10, 1981, the PCP-SL attacked the Vischongo Civil Guard post in the province of Vilcashuamán. This attack was part of a sustained strategy of the PCP-SL during 1981 to attack the police, pushing them back and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. The objective was to leave …

    Vischongo, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR
  2. Attack on Minas Canarias police station

    On March 18, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Minas Canarias police post in the province of Victor Fajardo. This attack was part of a series of sustained assaults against police posts during 1982, aimed at pushing back the police and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. …

    Minas Canarias, Víctor Fajardo, Ayacucho Informe CVR
  3. Attack on Vischongo police post

    On March 22, 1982, subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso again attacked the Vischongo police post in the province of Vilcashuamán. This was the second attack on this police post, as it had been previously attacked on January 10, 1981. The attack was part of a series of sustained assaults on …

    Vischongo, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 48-49
  4. Attack on Vilcashuamán police post by students

    Students from the General Córdova school attacked the police post in the district of Vilcashuamán. It was not the first time that the post was attacked. Previously, contingents from Vischongo, Pomacocha and other places had mobilized to expel the police and the director of the Educational Center who had recessed …

    Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 1826
  5. Destruction of Vilcashuamán power plant

    On July 31, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed a simultaneous sabotage against the electrical infrastructure in Vilcashuamán. In this coordinated action, both the Vischongo mini-hydroelectric plant and the Vilcashuamán power plant were destroyed. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy of sabotaging public infrastructure, which was considered an …

    Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 49
  6. Destruction of Vischongo mini hydroelectric power plant

    On July 31, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out simultaneous sabotage against public infrastructure in the province of Vilcashuamán. On that day, the Vischongo mini-hydroelectric plant and the Vilcashuamán power plant were simultaneously destroyed. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of sabotaging public infrastructure, which was considered …

    Vischongo, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 49
  7. Arrest and disappearance in Vischongo

    The sister-in-law and mother-in-law of a complainant went to inquire about the whereabouts of their relative at the Asquipata barracks. On their return, in the place called Huarmiyacu, they were intercepted by military personnel. They arrested Mrs. Nelly Salvatierra Pomasoncco, put her in the car and returned her to the …

    Vischongo, provincia de Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 2614
  8. Massacre in Umaro and Bellavista

    On August 27, 1985, a military patrol raided the communities of Umaro and Bellavista, in Vilcashuamán, and killed 59 peasants. This massacre occurred a few days after the well-known massacre of Accomarca (August 14, 1985), where 69 peasants were killed. Both events were part of military operations aimed at dealing …

    Umaro y Bellavista, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho Informe CVR, páginas 56-57
  9. Removal of police posts in Huambalpa, Carhuanca and Vischongo

    In 1990, police posts were withdrawn from the districts of Huambalpa, Carhuanca and Vischongo in Ayacucho. This withdrawal of law enforcement left a power vacuum in these villages. Immediately after the police withdrawal, the subversive columns of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took advantage of the situation to organize incursions into these …

    Huambalpa, Carhuanca y Vischongo, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR
  10. PCP-SL raid in Huambalpa and assassination of rondero

    When the police posts in the districts of Huambalpa, Carhuanca and Vischongo were withdrawn in 1990, terrorists immediately entered and began burning the Council. The PCP-SL assassinated those it considered traitors in raids on the district annexes, demonstrating that it had not completely disappeared from the area despite the military …

    Huambalpa, Vilcashuamán, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 1831

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