In the 1980 presidential elections in Peru, the Acción Popular party received significant support in the provinces of Acobamba and Angaraes, with Fernando Belaunde winning 45.35% of the vote in Acobamba and 62.72% in Angaraes. The municipal elections of the same year saw a high voter absenteeism rate, with 39.99% …
In 1982, in the community of Manyac, district of Anta, province of Acobamba, department of Huancavelica, a case of rape was recorded. The event is mentioned in the context of rapes of women who had some kind of link with actors in the internal armed conflict. The case is documented …
In 1983, the region of Huancavelica in Peru experienced intense conflict between the PCP Sendero Luminoso and government forces. The Shining Path employed a strategy of vacating rural areas and targeting authorities, leading to direct confrontations with government forces. In December 1983, near Acobamba, around one hundred suspected subversives were …
In August 1983, the first murders of peasants took place in the Acobamba area. During this same period, subversive groups dynamite the Acobamba courthouse. In the community of Llamacancha, the attackers attacked 5 houses and several public buildings. These events mark the beginning of direct violence against the civilian population …
In August 1983, the courthouse in Acobamba was dynamited. This attack occurred in the context of an intensification of PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions in the province, which included assassinations of peasants and attacks against public infrastructure. In the same month, in the community of Llamacancha, the Shining Path attacked five houses …
On October 30, 1983, a significant confrontation occurred in Acobamba, Huancavelica, between presumed subversives and police forces. This clash resulted in over 20 deaths and 15 injuries, including 4 police officers. Most of the victims were reportedly innocent peasants, highlighting the intense violence and socio-political turmoil in the region during …
On October 30, 1983 in Acobamba, alleged subversives clashed with members of the Civil Guard, leaving more than 20 dead and 15 wounded. Most of the victims were innocent peasants who were caught in the crossfire. This confrontation occurred in a context where Sendero Luminoso had intensified its actions in …
On October 30, 1983, there was a confrontation between alleged subversives and police officers in Acobamba. The confrontation left more than 20 dead and 15 wounded, among them 4 policemen. According to testimonies, most of the victims were innocent peasants. This event occurred in the context of the entry of …
In December 1983, an armed confrontation took place between elements of the Shining Path and a combined patrol of the Armed Forces and the Police in Acobamba, Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in several deaths on both sides. This event occurred in a context of intensifying violence in the area, where …
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 …
The Commission analyzed the case of Pucayacu where 50 bodies were found in 4 graves in the area. Many of the bodies were found with their hands tied and most showed gunshot wounds to the head and other injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons. In some cases there were traces of …
On August 23, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All were citizens previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry, and then transferred in a sort of 'caravan of death' to territory belonging to the province …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta, in territory belonging to the province of Acobamba, Huancavelica. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The …
On August 23, 1984, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All the victims were citizens who had been previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry. The detainees were transferred in a sort of "caravan of …
In 1985, Rondas Campesinas were formed in the main communities and annexes in the area of Acobamba, Huancavelica. This organization arose as a response to the intensification of murders by the Shining Path against the civilian population during 1984, when they also victimized the authorities of the districts and communities …
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 1989, subversives raided the town of Chupacc, where they killed 30 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, as in the same year they also attacked Santo Tomás de Pata, killing 25 peasants. These events occurred in a context where the zone …
In 1989, the Acobamba zone was administered by the political-military command, representing the third attempt by the Armed Forces to consolidate the Rondas Campesinas committees in the region. This measure was part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy during the internal armed conflict. The military administration sought to establish territorial …
In 1989, subversives raided the town of Santo Tomás de Pata, where they killed 25 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, including the town of Chupacc where 30 peasants were killed. The zone was under the administration of the political-military command, in …
The PCP-SL attacked a police post in the district of Acobamba after blowing up an electrical tower that caused a blackout. During the attack, 3 policemen were killed. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy to weaken police presence in rural areas of Huancavelica.
Eight subversives entered the house of the affiant's mother where she was staying. At the time, the affiant was three months pregnant. The subversives insulted and threatened them, asking them for money to help with the popular struggle. The affiant's husband was handcuffed, while one of the hooded men physically …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba. This attack was perpetrated by the Shining Path months before the general elections. The attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of destroying both public and private infrastructure in the area. During this period, although …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba, province of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that intensified in the area during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The event occurred in a context where the area was administered …
In 1992 there was an attack against a police detachment in the provinces of Acobamba or Angaraes, in the department of Huancavelica. The attack resulted in the death of 4 policemen. This event occurred in the context of the end of violence in the area, shortly before the capture of …
The declarant gave testimony at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR in November 2002. She narrated the murder of her father in Ataquero, district of Acobamba, province of Tarma, department of Junin. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the central region of …
The witness recounts the murder of her father in Ataquero, Acobamba, Tarma, Junín. The testimony was collected in November 2002 at the Central Regional Headquarters. This case is part of the multiple murders that occurred during the internal armed conflict in the Junín region. The testimony reflects the pain and …
