The rebellion of 1934 in Ayacucho and Huancavelica was part of a larger national insurrection attempt by the APRA party. Led by Arístides Guillén Valdivia, local rebels managed to take control of key government buildings in Huamanga, believing in a nationwide uprising. However, upon realizing they were abandoned by their …
The government of Manuel Prado promulgates law 12828 that reopens the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), which had been closed due to the War of the Pacific. On July 3, 1959, the UNSCH restarted its activities with 228 students. The reopening took place in the context of the …
The reopening of the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University in 1959 revitalized the city of Huamanga and connected the region with the country's renewal and progress movement. The university became a focus of cultural, political and economic development, spreading progressive ideas and distancing itself from traditional sectors. This event …
The Universidad Nacional San Cristobal de Huamanga restarted its activities with 228 students after being reopened by law in 1957. The university was conceived as an entity to promote local development in the context of the modernization process of the State.
The road from Tambo to the port of San Francisco was opened in 1964, accelerating the process of occupation of the valley by peasant settlers from Ayacucho. This road infrastructure allowed the important fair of Tambo, which was the end of the road, to 'drop off' towards the jungle as …
In 1964, after a national conference, the Communist Party split, giving rise to the PC Unity, which assumes the official line of the Soviet Union of Nikita Kruchev, and the PC Red Flag, identified with the China of Mao Tse Tung. Most of the peasant and youth communist bases are …
In 1967, the Colegio Nacional Los Andes was established in Huancasancos, Ayacucho, to provide secondary education to local youth who previously had to travel to Huancapi or Huamanga. The school gained a strong reputation for its quality of education, attracting students from various communities, including those from economically disadvantaged areas. …
In June 1969, a decree by the Peruvian military government aimed at reducing free education sparked widespread protests in the cities of Huanta and Huamanga. The demonstrations, which lasted almost the entire month, involved large segments of the population and regional social organizations, leading to violent clashes with police and …
In 1973, the Revolutionary Student Front (FER) of Huamanga, a member of the José Carlos Mariátegui Regional Committee (CRJCM) led by Abimael Guzmán, printed a series of leaflets that circulated clandestinely in the universities of Huamanga and Lima. On the cover of these leaflets appeared the profile of José Carlos …
In 1977, the National University of San Cristobal de Huamanga (UNSCH) was reopened with a new educational focus that integrated regional development as the center of its activities. This change was reflected in a significant growth of the student population from 228 students in 1959 to 6095 in 1980. However, …
In 1980, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) initiated an armed struggle against the Peruvian state, initially gaining the support of urban and peasant sectors. This conflict led to a military response from the state, resulting in a period of violence that included the assault on the …
On September 16, 1981, the Peruvian Communist Party - Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked the grocery store La Pequeñita in Huamanga, Ayacucho. During the attack, the store's owner was killed. This incident was part of a broader campaign of violence by the PCP-SL during the internal conflict in Peru.
The government placed five of the seven provinces of Ayacucho - Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar and Victor Fajardo - under a state of emergency, suspending constitutional guarantees regarding individual freedom for 60 days. This presidential decision included the suspension of guarantees, but not the entry of the Armed Forces.
On October 12, 1981, the Peruvian government decreed a state of emergency in five of the seven provinces of the department of Ayacucho: Huamanga, Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo and Victor Fajardo. This measure was established in response to the increase in PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions, particularly after the attack on the …
On October 12, 1981, the Government decreed a State of Emergency in the provinces of Huamanga, Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo and Victor Fajardo, as a consequence of the political violence initiated in the department of Ayacucho in 1980 by the PCP-SL. Initially, the former Civil Guard was in charge of …
The government declared a state of emergency in five of the seven provinces of Ayacucho (Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar and Victor Fajardo), suspended for 60 days the constitutional guarantees related to individual freedom and security, and sent the counter-subversive police detachment of 'los sinchis' to Ayacucho. The disinformation of …
President Fernando Belaunde Terry declared for the first time a state of emergency in Ayacucho commanded by the FFPP through supreme decree 036-81-IN. The state of emergency was extended for sixty days to five Ayacucho provinces: Huanta, La Mar, Huamanga, Cangallo and Victor Fajardo. General GC Carlos Barreto Bretoneche assumed …
On October 12, 1981, one day after the assault on the El Tambo police post, the President of the Republic, architect Fernando Belaunde Terry, declared a state of emergency in five provinces of the department of Ayacucho: Cangallo, Huamanga, Huanta, La Mar and Víctor Fajardo. This situation implied the suspension …
On October 12, the government decreed a state of emergency in five of the seven provinces of Ayacucho (Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar and Víctor Fajardo) and suspended for sixty days the constitutional guarantees related to individual freedom and security. This was the first time a state of emergency was …
On October 12, 1981, Supreme Decree 026-81-IN was promulgated by which five provinces of the department of Ayacucho were declared in a state of emergency: Huamanga, Huanta, Cangallo, La Mar and Víctor Fajardo. This declaration of emergency was used as a pretext to put a damper on the rapid increase …
Attempted escape from the Huamanga Center for Imprisonment and Social Adaptation (CRAS). In this attempt four subversives died and Eucario Najarro Jáuregui and Vicente Amilcar Urbay Ovalle were seriously wounded. They were taken to the hospital of Huamanga under surveillance of the Civil Guard. Carlos Alcántara, a school student and …
Shining Path command assaulted the Huamanga CRAS and rescued its prisoners, managing to escape without an adequate response from the police forces. The assault on the Huamanga prison forced different observers to consider the PCP-SL as a major threat. Hours after the attack, a group of members of the Republican …
In March 1982, a command unit of Sendero Luminoso executed a daring assault on the CRAS of Huamanga, successfully rescuing their imprisoned members. The operation exposed the inadequacies of the police response and the lack of military intervention due to the absence of orders from Lima. This event marked a …
The PCP-SL carried out an attack on the prison in the city of Huamanga in March 1982. This event was part of the PCP-SL's initial strategy of attacking state institutions, including police posts and penitentiaries. The attack on the prison was inscribed in the context of the Shining Path offensive …
The Shining Path PCP carried out an assault on the CRAS prison (Centro de Readaptación Social) of Huamanga in March 1982, managing to escape prisoners. This was one of the events of greatest impact during the initial period of the internal armed conflict, together with the assaults on police posts …
On March 2, 1982, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assaulted the Huamanga prison in an operation that resulted in a massive prison break. During the assault, 247 detainees managed to escape, among them numerous common prisoners as well as Shining Path militants. Fourteen people were killed and six wounded. …
On March 2, 1982, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assaulted the Huamanga prison in an operation that resulted in a massive prison break. During the assault, 247 detainees managed to escape, among them numerous common prisoners as well as Shining Path militants. Fourteen people were killed and six wounded. …
The PCP-SL managed the escape of 304 prisoners from the CRAS of Huamanga, of which approximately 70 were Shining Path members, among them Hildebrando Pérez Huarancca and Edith Lagos. It was the largest military action undertaken by the PCP-SL up to that date and was carried out with surprising effectiveness, …
On March 2, 1982, the Centro de Reclusión de Alta Seguridad (CRAS) in Huamanga was assaulted, leading to the escape of 304 inmates, including approximately 70 members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL). The attackers engaged police in gunfights while freeing the prisoners, and the military did not intervene due to …
The assault on the High Security Prison (CRAS) of Huamanga took place, from where 304 inmates managed to escape, of which approximately 70 were hikers. The attackers spread throughout the city, dispersing and pinning down the police with gunfire while they subdued the prison guards. The Army troops did not …
Assault by the PCP-SL on the Center for Reclusion and Social Adaptation (CRAS) of Huamanga. A group of approximately 100 subversives attacked the prison. A total of 247 inmates escaped, of which at least 50 were sentenced or being prosecuted for alleged terrorism. The assault left two policemen dead: Florencio …
The PCP-SL carried out the assault on the Huamanga prison in the department of Ayacucho. This action was very well planned and had a great impact. It was decisive for the MRTA's entry into the armed struggle, according to Peter Cárdenes Schulte. The attack demonstrated the operational capacity of the …
In the early morning of March 3, hours after the escape from CRAS, a group of Republican guards and other police officers extracted three patients from the central hospital of Huamanga, who were also presumed Shining Path detainees, and cruelly murdered them.
Following an attack on the CRAS by the PCP-SL, the Peruvian government reestablished the state of emergency in Huamanga on 3 March 1982. The situation escalated as the PCP-SL continued to attack police detachments, leading to a strategic error by the police forces who decided to retreat, leaving areas vulnerable …
As a consequence of the attack on the CRAS of Huamanga on March 2, the state of emergency was reestablished in Huamanga by Supreme Decree 04-82-IN. The assault had a national resonance that demonstrated the operational capacity of the PCP-SL and caused the government, the FFPP and the Armed Forces …
Members of the PCP-SL escaped from the Social Readaptation Center (CRAS) of Huamanga at the beginning of March 1982. This event, together with small attacks that began to unsettle the capital, motivated the first formal meeting of the media to discuss how to cover terrorist violence and avoid being used …
In September 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the Nieto Cisneros brothers in the town of Matara, district of Accocro, province of Huamanga. This event was part of the initial strategy of the PCP-SL to eliminate local authorities and people considered enemies of their revolutionary project. Subsequently, in May 1983, Matara …
In September 1982, a massive funeral was held for Edith Lagos in the city of Huamanga. Lagos, who had escaped during an assault on the Huamanga prison in March, was killed in a confrontation with the police in Andahuaylas. The event drew a large crowd of Huamanga residents, who participated …
In a confrontation with the Republican Guard, the Shining Path leader Edith Lagos, who had escaped from Ayacucho prison, dies. Her funeral in Huamanga was a massive demonstration.
At the end of 1982, violence became more acute. It was in this context that the central government authorized the entry of the Armed Forces into Ayacucho and a scenario of militarization began. The entry of the armed forces and the installation of the political-military command will radically change life …
On December 11, 1982, in the middle of a public act, the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Víctor Jorge Jáuregui, a Popular Action (AP) militant, was wounded by two presumed members of the PCP-SL. The attackers were driving a motorcycle from where they shot him three times in the face. This …
A PCP-SL annihilation group attacked the mayor of Huamanga, Víctor Jáuregui, after he inaugurated a post on the outskirts of Ayacucho. After this attack, the government sent more police and tried to provide the FFPP with better equipment.
The PCP-SL attacked the sub-prefect of Huamanga, César del Solar, who was shot four times just two blocks from the Ninth Command of the Civil Guard. This attack was part of a series of actions by the PCP-SL during December 1982 which showed that the situation in Ayacucho had become …
A PCP-SL annihilation commando entered the headquarters of the National Institute of Culture in Huamanga and shot its chief Walter Wong at point blank range. The subversives acted coldly, they did not even cover their faces and walked away from the premises with total tranquility. Wong died at the Huamanga …
On 29 December 1982, President Belaunde of Peru declared a state of emergency in several provinces, including Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo, Víctor Fajardo, Huamanga, and parts of Huancavelica and Apurímac. This decision was made in response to increasing violence and armed actions by the PCP-SL, including attacks on police posts …
On December 29, 1982, through Supreme Decree 068-82-IN, the Peruvian government instructed the Armed Forces to assume internal control in five Ayacucho provinces. This decision marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, transferring the responsibility of public order control from the National Police to the Armed Forces. The …
In 1983, a tragic event occurred in Huamanga, Peru, where the bodies of several individuals, including Lorenzo Ayala Sayas and Jesús Espinoza, were discovered in a gruesome state along the Cachi river. In Matucana, 23 people were killed by military forces, and the bodies were buried by local villagers under …
During the months following the murder of the journalists in January 1983, Uchuraccay continued to be the scene of violence, death and desolation. One hundred and thirty-five community members were killed as a result of attacks by the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path, repression by counter-subversive forces and …
During 1983, cases of rape were registered in the district of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga. The document specifically mentions this location and date in the context of sexual violations committed during the internal armed conflict. This case is part of a broader pattern of sexual violence documented in the Ayacucho …
In 1983, in the town of Rancha, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho, the affiant's father was murdered. During this same event, her mother and sister were victims of mistreatment. This event is part of the multiple crimes committed during the period of political violence in Ayacucho, where families suffered …
In January 1983, the Armed Forces took control of the counter-subversive struggle in Ayacucho through the installation of the political-military command. The new head of the political-military command of Ayacucho, General Clemente Noel Moral, arrived in the region with the idea, shared by the "hard" sectors of the army, of …
During this period, a counter-subversive military campaign with inadequate strategy resulted in numerous human rights violations. Military operations began on December 30, 1982. The number of extrajudicial executions and various human rights violations reached catastrophic proportions in proportion to the size of the population in the area. Clandestine detention and …
In 1983, individuals were detained and interrogated at Cuartel Los Cabitos in Huamanga, Peru, without judicial orders or proper legal procedures. Despite denials from military generals, testimonies from former intelligence officers revealed that numerous interrogations took place at this location. The Commission of Truth and Reconciliation documented these human rights …
After the events of January 26, 1983, when Uchuraccay villagers murdered eight journalists, believing them to be members of the Shining Path, the community suffered devastating reprisals. The Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path carried out multiple attacks against Uchuraccay throughout 1983 and 1984, killing more than a hundred villagers. The …
On January 28, 1983, the massacre of eight journalists that had occurred two days earlier in Uchuraccay was confirmed. The news was disseminated nationally and internationally, generating great commotion. On January 30, in a plane chartered by the newspaper La República, a large group of journalists, parliamentarians and relatives of …
On January 30, 1983, the day of the exhumation of the bodies of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay, a large group of journalists, parliamentarians and relatives of the victims arrived in Ayacucho. The group traveled in a plane chartered by the newspaper La República. That same day, the examining magistrate …
On January 30, 1983, the investigating judge of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case of the Uchuraccay massacre, even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. That same day the bodies of the murdered journalists were exhumed. Judge Molina took cognizance of the case by order of …
On January 30, 1983, the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre formally began with the exhumation of the bodies of the eight journalists and other victims. The examining magistrate of Huamanga, Dr. Hugo Molina, took cognizance of the case even though Uchuraccay was not in his jurisdiction. The diligence was …
Civil guard Edwin Heredia Sotomayor was murdered by the PCP-SL two blocks from the Ninth Police Station of the Civil Guard in Huamanga as he was leaving work. A few days later, economist Flavio Quispe Huamán died of a bullet to the head. The murder, which occurred in unclear circumstances, …
Patrocinio Quicha Espinoza, Hernán Gutiérrez Araujo, Virgilio Huaranca and Estilo Ayala, all members of SUTEP (Sindicato Único de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú), were killed between April 10 and 14, 1983 in the towns of Cangallo and Huamanga. These events occurred in the context of the repression against union …
In May 1983, members of the Peruvian Army razed the community of Matará in the district of Accocro. During the operation, they burned houses, killed, tortured and disappeared approximately 25 people. This event was part of the strategy of indiscriminate repression implemented by the Armed Forces after taking control of …
In May and June 1983, in the rural area of Huamanga, the Acocro massacres occurred, which were among those with the greatest public impact in the region. These massacres occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region and the installation of the political-military command …
In May 1983, the PCP-SL raided the town of Huantaccasa and killed 7 people. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga and La Mar during 1983, a year that marks the entry of the Armed Forces into the region under …
Dionisio Morales Pérez, president of the Uchuraccay community, was arrested on May 17, 1983 while he was hospitalized in Huamanga. He was one of only three community members detained in the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre of January 26, 1983, in which eight journalists and two other people died. …
Electric power was interrupted in Huamanga and there was a severe attack by the PCP-SL on the Ninth Command of the Civil Guard. Attacks were also carried out in other areas of the city. These events led the Political Military Command to order the execution of an operations plan for …
On May 21, 1983, in Matará, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, 16 peasants were killed. According to the report, these peasants were executed for collaborating with the police. This event occurred in the context of the first wave of the First Campaign of the PCP-SL, which took place from May to …
Patrocinio Quicha Espinoza, Hernán Gutiérrez Araujo, Virgilio Huaranca and Estilo Ayala, all members of SUTEP (Sindicato Único de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú), were victims of violence on May 26, 1983. This event is part of a series of deaths and disappearances of union leaders and workers during the …
In June 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 14 people in Accocro, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence following the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in January 1983. Accocro was the scene of multiple massacres during …
In July 1983, members of the Sinchis of the Civil Guard murdered 19 villagers in Iribamba, Luricocha district, Huanta province. This event occurred in the context of the entry of the armed forces into the region in January 1983 and the installation of the political-military command that radically changed life …
In July and September 1983, massacres occurred in the district of Chiara, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. In July 1983, the PCP-SL murdered 20 community members in Sachabamba, Chiara. In September of the same year, the PCP-SL murdered 10 community members in Bellavista, Chiara. In April 1984, members of the army …
In July 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the town of Sachabamba, Chiara district, Huamanga province, killing 20 community members. This event was part of a series of massacres perpetrated by the Shining Path in the district of Chiara during 1983, which also included the murder of 10 community members in …
In the early morning of July 2, 1983, combined Army and Police forces broke into the home of Arquímedes Ascarza Mendoza in the Ciudad Libertad de las Américas Human Settlement. They violently detained him and took him to Los Cabitos Barracks in a military truck. Although a non-commissioned officer delivered …
In September 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 10 community members in the town of Bellavista, district of Chiara, province of Huamanga. This event was part of a series of massacres perpetrated in the area during 1983, a year that saw a dramatic intensification of violence in the provinces of Huamanga, …
In September 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated five community authorities in the town of Cayramayo, Santillana district, Huanta province. This was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating traditional authorities and any form of organization existing in the peasant communities. The assassination of local authorities was part of the …
In September 1983, police and Navy troops extrajudicially executed 13 community members from San Pedro de Pampay, in the district of Luricocha, province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in January 1983 and the installation of the political-military …
In October 1983, an event occurred at the Cuartel 'Los cabitos' in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru. This event is part of a series of incidents involving military bases in the region during a period of significant unrest and conflict. The details of the event are documented in the …
In November 1983, due to the impact of the war and the fear generated by subversive actions and counter-subversive operations, no municipal elections were held in any of the districts of Huanta, not even in the provincial capital. Nor were they held in the ten districts of the neighboring province …
In November 1983, thirty-two campesinos, including both men and women, were arbitrarily executed in the district of Socos, located near Huamanga in Ayacucho, Peru. The perpetrators were eleven members of the former Guardia Civil stationed at the local police post. Although the judicial system condemned those responsible, the penalties have …
On November 8, 1983 at 2:00 a.m., soldiers from the Los Cabitos barracks burst into Alejandro Noa Yupanqui's home in Huamanga and violently arrested him. He was put in a sack while they kicked him in the head and threw him into a truck. A week later, on November 17, …
Alejandro Noa Yupanqui was detained on 8 November 1983 at his home in Huamanga by individuals dressed in military uniforms. His mother reported that he was taken to Cuartel Los Cabitos No. 51. His brother, who witnessed the event, described how Alejandro was forcibly removed from his bed and taken …
On November 13, 1983, a group of members of the Civil Guard in charge of the police post of Soccos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, killed 32 peasants who were participating in a communal party. This massacre occurred on the same day as the municipal elections that were being held throughout …
On November 13, 1983, 32 people were killed in Socos, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event was perpetrated by members of the Civil Guard (GC) of Socos. The Socos massacre occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in 1983 and …
On November 13, 1983, a group of sinchis, a specialized police unit, killed 34 campesinos, including men, women, and children, in the community of Socos in Huamanga, Peru. The massacre was part of a broader pattern of human rights violations during the conflict with the PCP-SL. Despite initial attempts to …
Most newspapers reported that the PCP-SL was announcing a two-year truce by means of white banners in the provinces of Huamanga and La Mar in Ayacucho. This announcement was made on December 21, 1983. However, the attacks both in Lima and in the interior of the country did not cease …
In 1984, reports emerged of extrajudicial killings in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru. The military was implicated in the murder of Godofredo, whose body was found mutilated and abandoned near the Ayacucho-Andahuaylas road. The incident highlights the brutal tactics used during the internal conflict in Peru, where civilians were …
Throughout 1984, Uchuraccay was repeatedly attacked by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the military and the peasant patrols of the surrounding communities. These attacks resulted in numerous deaths and the complete abandonment of the town. The survivors fled to the jungle, Tambo, Huanta, Huamanga and Lima. Not only did the State leave …
Elba Barrientos, president of the Mothers' Club of Acos Vinchos in Huamanga, was assassinated along with her son in 1984 during a PCP-Sendero Luminoso raid. This assassination is part of the systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against leaders of popular organizations, especially women who led mothers' clubs and welfare organizations. …
Elba Barrientos, president of the Mothers' Club of Acos Vinchos in Huamanga, was assassinated along with her son in 1984 during a PCP-Sendero Luminoso raid. This assassination is part of the systematic offensive by the PCP-SL against leaders of popular women's organizations, especially those linked to welfare organizations such as …
In mid-1984, after months of continuous violence that left 135 community members murdered as a result of attacks by the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path, repression by counter-subversive forces and the peasant patrols, Uchuraccay ceased to exist as an inhabited community. The surviving families fled the community, taking …
In 1984, members of the Vilcashuamán Sinchi station committed serious abuses against the civilian population in the Muyurina community. The Sinchis looted farms and animals, arbitrarily detained people, disappeared them and raped women. These acts were part of a systematic pattern of sexual violence and repression against communities suspected of …
In 1984, the then mayor of Huamanga Leonor Zamora Concha publicly blamed the Marines, stationed in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta, for the death of 50 Ayacucho residents whose bodies were found in a mass grave in the area of Pucayacu. This public denunciation was one of the actions that …
In 1984, 6 corpses were found in the place called Ñeque, Tambillos district, Huamanga province. Among them, the union leader Florentino Mendoza was recognized. The bodies were removed by order of the Provincial Prosecutor with the participation of the Police. Mayor Leonor Zamora provided the car of the Municipality for …
In 1984, the bodies of three 15-year-old girls were found in the place called Infiernillo, Carmen Alto district in Huamanga. The victims had been executed with firearms. The bodies were removed by order of the Provincial Prosecutor with the participation of the Police, and Mayor Leonor Zamora provided the car …
Elba Barrientos, president of the Mothers' Club of Acos-Vinchos in Huamanga, and her son were assassinated in 1984 during a PCP-SL raid. This assassination is part of the Shining Path offensive against leaders of popular women's organizations. The attack took place in the context of violence against community leaders who …
In 1984, in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, members of the group known as 'puriq' violently entered a family's home searching for the husband. Despite his attempts to defend himself, he was captured, beaten, and ultimately killed by a cut to the neck. The attackers reportedly took the victim's blood, …
In 1984, Leonor Zamora Concha, then mayor of Huamanga, publicly accused the Marines of being responsible for the deaths of 50 Ayacucho residents, whose bodies were found in a mass grave in Pucayacu. During her tenure, she also facilitated the investigation of other killings in the region, including the discovery …
In 1984, the first anti-subversive rondas were formed in the province of Huamanga and the Apurímac River Valley. These groups, composed of local peasants, were either pressured by the military or formed voluntarily to combat the PCP-SL insurgents. The rondas played a significant role in countering the subversive activities, often …
In 1984, during the internal conflict in Peru, military forces under the command of a general implemented a scorched earth policy in regions such as Huanta and Huamanga. This policy involved not taking prisoners and was part of a broader strategy to combat guerrilla forces. Testimonies from the period describe …
In February 1984, members of the Marine Infantry raided the town of Carhuac, district of Santillana, province of Huanta. During this military operation, the villagers of the community were murdered. This event is part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the Armed Forces in the area, characterized by indiscriminate actions …
In April 1984, members of the Peruvian Army murdered 32 inhabitants of Huarapite, a town in the district of Chiara in the province of Huamanga. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression carried out by the Armed Forces in the area during 1984, a year that registered …
On April 22, 1984, the mayor of the district of Huamanguilla, Juan Contreras Marmolejo, was hanged by the Shining Path in the town's main square. Along with him, the local justice of the peace was murdered. This murder was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking local authorities during 1984, …
In June 1984, members of the Peruvian Army detained, tortured and disappeared residents of the district of San Jose de Ticllas. The event resulted in 8 people disappeared and 2 released. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, during the …
On June 12, 1984, on the road leading from Ocros to Huamanga in Ayacucho, 15 peasants traveling in a truck were murdered. The peasants were executed for refusing to collaborate with the PCP-SL (Shining Path). This event is part of the systematic violence exercised by the subversive group against the …
In July 1984, the PCP-SL murdered three people in a community in Marccaraccay, Santillana district, Huanta province. This event occurred in the context of an intense wave of violence in the area during 1984, a year that saw the highest number of civilian murders in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga …
In July 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 40 people in Ccanis, a community located in the highlands of the city of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, during the period of greatest violence in the provinces of Huanta, …
In July 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre in Pacucro, Huamanguilla district, Huanta province, killing more than 40 people. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the armed conflict in the area, during one of the most violent years recorded in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga …
In July 1984, the director of the state school San Ramon in Huamanga was assassinated. This event occurred in the context of an intensification of violence in the provinces of Huamanga, Huanta and La Mar, where 1984 was recorded as one of the years with the highest number of civilian …
On July 7, 1984, Rigoberto Tenorio Roca, 2nd non-commissioned officer of the Peruvian Army and pre-military instruction teacher at the Gonzales Vigil school in Huanta, was intervened by Marines when he was traveling from Huanta to Huamanga in a bus belonging to the Hidalgo company, at approximately 2:00 p.m. in …
On July 19, 1984, Santiago Felipe Loayza Cahuana, teacher and Director of Girls' Educational Center No. 38271 in the Huamanguilla district, was detained by members of the Peruvian Investigative Police (former PIP) and the Marine Infantry when he was on his way to the city of Huamanga with his son …
On 19 July 1984, Santiago Felipe Loayza Cahuana, a school principal in Huamanguilla, was detained by the Peruvian Police and the Marine Infantry while traveling to Huamanga. The arrest occurred after his vehicle was intercepted, and he was forcibly removed. This event was part of a broader pattern of detentions …
On July 28, 1984, the mayor of the district of Santillana, Alberto la Rosa, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Along with him was executed Juan Contreras, who was a former mayor of the same district. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate local authorities and …
On August 1, 1984, six young men belonging to the Evangelical Presbyterian Church were murdered by members of the Marine Infantry in the place called "pago" of Callqui, in the province of Huanta. This event occurred in the context of the indiscriminate repression exercised by the armed forces in the …
In October 1984, 22 community members from Callqui Alta, in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta, were kidnapped and disappeared. This event occurred in the context of intense military repression in the area, where the Marine Infantry had established its base of operations in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. …
In October 1984, soldiers disappeared 4 peasants and killed 6 peasants in Huayllay, Luricocha district, Huanta province. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, during the period of greatest violence in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga and La Mar. The …
During the conflict in Peru, the military's counterinsurgency efforts against the PCP-SL led to severe human rights violations. The military's strategy resulted in extrajudicial executions and the establishment of clandestine detention and torture centers, notably in Huanta and Huamanga. The situation was exacerbated by the prohibition of humanitarian organizations and …
On April 11, 1985, a Shining Path commando raided the university dining hall in Huamanga. During the raid, they announced an armed strike for April 13, 14 and 15. The commandos called on students to support the boycott of the upcoming presidential elections. This event occurred in a context where …
In July 1985, the military raided the town of Pampay, Luricocha district, Huanta province, during what was reported as an alleged PCP-SL meeting. During this military operation, seven villagers were killed. This event is part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the armed forces in the area, characterized by repressive …
In August 1985, 15 villagers were murdered in the town of Huarcatan. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the Ayacucho region, during a period in which both the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the forces of law and order and the peasant patrols …
During the period 1986-1991, multiple cases of sexual violence and human rights violations were recorded in the District of Ayacucho. One informant was detained on three different occasions (1985, 1986 and a third time in 1986) and taken to the Pampa Cangallo and Huamanga Bases, where she was tortured and …
When the displacement of families to Vilcashuamán and Huamanga increased, the population in Pujas dropped considerably. The PCP-SL brought peasants from Umaru to Pujas to repopulate the area. The PCP-SL did not take over the farms of people who left the community or those who were killed, but rather they …
In the 1987 municipal elections, the United Left (IU) won in the province of Huamanga, while the APRA won in the provinces of Huanta and La Mar. These elections took place in a context of relative calm in Ayacucho, between 1986 and 1988, due to several factors: the decision of …
On July 2, 1987, Constantino Saavedra, a member of the Peruvian Peasant Confederation and leader of the Departmental Agrarian Federation of Ayacucho, was arrested in the province of Huamanga. He was tortured by members of the Civil Guard and later released. His detention exemplifies how participation in marches, union protests …
In December 1987, the mayor of Huanta, Victor Raul Yangali Castro, was assassinated by the PCP-SL (Shining Path). This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate local authorities and state representatives in the region. The event occurred in a context of intensifying internal armed conflict in the …
On December 3, 1987, members of the PCP-SL assassinated priest Victor Acuña Cardenas while he was celebrating mass in the Magdalena church in Huamanga. The priest was accused by Shining Path of negotiating food donations for Caritas. This murder occurred in a context of relative calm in the region between …
Víctor Acuña Cárdenas, pastor of Magdalena Parish in Huamanga, Ayacucho, and director of Caritas of Ayacucho, was murdered by elements of the PCP-SL on December 3, 1987. The assassins were identified as members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path. This assassination was part of the selective annihilation …
On December 9, 1987, members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) committed assassinations in Peru. The text specifically mentions that the assassins are identified as members of the PCP-SL on this date. Days earlier, on December 3, Víctor Acuña Cárdenas, parish priest of the Magdalena Parish in Huamanga (Ayacucho) and director …
In 1988, the Provincial Federation of Mothers' Clubs of Huamanga was formed, with the participation of 270 mothers' clubs and other provincial guests. This organization emerged as a response to the problems arising from violence and represented an important organizational process for women in Ayacucho. The federation was the forerunner …
During 1988 in the district of Carmen Alto, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho, cases of sexual violence were recorded in the context of arbitrary detentions. The events occurred as part of a pattern of human rights violations perpetrated by State forces during the internal armed conflict. The victims were …
In 1988, the Federation Provincial de Clubes de Madres de Huamanga was established in Ayacucho, Peru, as a response to the violence and disappearances during the armed conflict. The organization, which began as clandestine meetings of women seeking their missing relatives, grew to include 270 clubs and played a significant …
In March 1988, an explosive device went off in the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University. This attack marked the beginning of the presence of paramilitary groups in the city of Huamanga. The attack was part of an escalation of violence that would later affect university teachers and workers. The …
In 1989, tensions within the Peruvian left escalated as the PCP-SL (Shining Path) increased its attacks on leftist leaders, accusing them of being 'revisionists' and 'traitors.' Notable assassinations included Fermín Azparrent, the mayor of Huamanga, and Edilberto Salazar, the mayor of Morococha. These actions led to widespread condemnation from leftist …
In January 1989, the Farfán Gonzáles family was murdered in Huamanga. This event occurred during a period of intense violence in the city, when both paramilitary groups linked to intelligence services and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out selective assassinations. The event took place in the context of the intensification of …
The mayor of Ocros was assassinated by the Shining Path PCP shortly after the murder of the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Asparrent, in September 1989. This crime was part of a systematic strategy of the PCP-SL to eliminate local authorities in the Ayacucho region. The assassination took place in …
In 1989, during a period of intense political violence in Peru, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) was responsible for the assassination of Marcial Capeletti, a lawyer and leader of the ruling Aprista Party, while he was teaching at the university. In the same year, the mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Azparrent, was …
Alejandro Galindo Muro, departmental secretary general of the Aprista Youth (JAP) of Huamanga, Ayacucho, was assassinated on February 22, 1989. This assassination occurred in a context of intense political violence in Ayacucho, where the PCP-SL had called for a week-long general strike on February 18. The crime was part of …
In May 1989, the military detained 33 teachers from different places and took them to the Vilcashuamán base under the command of Lieutenant Oso. They remained there for approximately one week. Ten were transferred to Pampa-Cangallo and four of them to the Huamanga base. In all these places they were …
On May 29, 1989, professor Marcelo Capeletti was assassinated by the Shining Path PCP while giving classes at the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University. Capeletti was an APRA militant and former president of the Ayacucho Development Corporation. This assassination took place in a context of intense violence in the …
In June 1989, the Shining Path PCP carried out an incursion in the locality of Isccana, district of Luricocha, province of Huanta. This attack was part of a series of collective assassinations that the subversive organization perpetrated in the rural areas of northern Ayacucho (Huanta, Huamanga, La Mar) during 1989 …
On June 26, 1989, the brothers José Carlos Mansilla (Mining Engineering) and Alexander Mansilla (Education), sons of a teacher at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (UNSCH), disappeared. This occurred in the context of a wave of selective assassinations perpetrated by paramilitary groups and military intelligence agents undercover …
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 …
The provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Asparrent, was assassinated by the Shining Path PCP in September 1989. This crime was one of the most important in the city of Huamanga during the period of intense urban violence. The assassination occurred in a context of growing PCP-SL activity in the city, …
In September 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated Mayor Juan Pando Prado and Isaac Salvatierra in Ccaccamarca, Ocros district. This was part of the Shining Path's strategy to eliminate local authorities in the Huamanga region. The assassination occurred in the same month in which the PCP-SL also executed the provincial mayor of …
The provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Azparrent Taipe, was fatally shot by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in September 1989. This assassination took place in a context of intensifying internal armed conflict between 1988 and 1991, when both intelligence agents and PCP-SL groups carried out selective assassinations in the city. The attack …
The provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Asparrent, was assassinated by the Shining Path PCP in September 1989. This crime was one of the most important in the city of Huamanga during the period of intense urban violence. The assassination occurred in a context of growing PCP-SL activity in the city, …
In September 1989, the mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Asparrent, was assassinated by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) during a period of intense urban armed actions. This event was part of a broader campaign of violence by the Shining Path in the region, which included armed strikes and bombings. The violence in …
In September 1989, the mayor of Huamanga, Fermín Asparrent, was assassinated by the PCP Sendero Luminoso. This event was part of a series of violent acts during a period of intense conflict in Peru, marked by attacks and sabotage by subversive groups. The violence in the region eventually subsided following …
Martha Crisóstomo García, a witness to military actions in Cayara, was assassinated on September 8, 1989, in Huamanga, Ayacucho. Her murder was reportedly carried out by military personnel due to her comments about the killing of innocent people and her recognition of her aunt's body. She had previously been threatened …
Martha Crisóstomo García, a witness to the Cayara events who worked at the Health Post, was murdered in Huamanga. She had been threatened with death for commenting on the Cayara events when President Alan Garcia arrived. She had also recognized the body of her aunt Jovita García Suárez when she …
Fermín Darío Azparrent Taipe, mayor of the Provincial Council of Huamanga for Izquierda Unida, was murdered in his hardware store in the afternoon. He had been the victim of multiple threats from both the PCP-SL and the paramilitary group 'Rodrigo Franco'. He was attacked by two men who shot him, …
On September 19, 1989, Fermín Azparrent, mayor of the province of Huamanga (Ayacucho) and former militant of the PCP Unidad, was assassinated by militants of the PCP-SL. This assassination was part of the increase in attacks and assassinations of leftist militants and leaders accused of being revisionists, traitors to the …
On September 19, 1989, members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermin Azparrent, in that city. Azparrent was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's systematic campaign against municipal and political authorities during the internal armed conflict. The crime …
Fermín Darío Azparrent Taipe, the mayor of Huamanga in Ayacucho, was assassinated by a death squad of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) on 19 September 1989. Prior to his assassination, he had been the target of various threats from alleged members of the PCP-SL and the …
In October 1989, the Shining Path PCP carried out a massacre in Sallalli, Vinchos district, Huanta province. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions that the PCP-SL carried out in the rural areas of northern Ayacucho (Huanta, Huamanga, La Mar) between 1989 and 1990, when it tried …
In October 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 10 community members in the town of Sallalli, Vinchos district, Huamanga province. This event occurred in a context of intensification of the internal armed conflict in the region, when the PCP-SL was launching a new offensive after declaring the transition to the "strategic …
In October 1989, the Shining Path PCP raided the town of Huayllay, district of Luricocha, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. During this incursion, the subversive organization killed 12 people. This attack was part of a series of massacres perpetrated by the PCP-SL in the northern part of Ayacucho (Huanta, Huamanga, La …
In November 1989, the Shining Path PCP raided the town of Paccha, Vinchos district, Huanta province. During this incursion, 22 people were killed, including villagers and local authorities. This attack was part of a series of massacres that the PCP-SL perpetrated in the northern part of Ayacucho (Huanta, Huamanga, La …
The Provincial Jury of Elections of Huamanga informed that in thirteen districts the municipal elections held days before were annulled. The annulment was due to the fact that the number of null and blank votes exceeded 74% of the total vote in these districts. This occurred in a context of …
On November 27, 1989, attorney Hugo Luna Ballón was murdered at his home in the city of Huamanga. Luna Ballón was a former legal advisor and professor at the National University of San Cristóbal de Huamanga (UNSCH). His murder occurred in the context of a wave of violence against members …
On 11 December 1989, members of the PCP-SL massacred communers in the village of Paccha, located in the district of Vinchos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru. The president of the community, Esteban Chumbez López, along with Faustino Jayo López, Julián Blas López, and at least nineteen other individuals were humiliated, …
On December 26, 1989, a declarant was detained in the district of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. The initial events took place at the DIRCOTE in Ayacucho. Subsequently, on January 23, 1990, the declarant was transferred to the Santiago Apóstol prison, also located in Ayacucho.
In January 1990, one of the worst massacres of Peru's internal armed conflict took place. The Shining Path PCP raided the town of Acosvinchos and killed 48 community members. This massacre occurred in the context of a second wave of sustained confrontations between the PCP-SL and the peasant patrols in …
A declarant was detained on December 26, 1989 in the district of Ayacucho, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. On January 23, 1990, she was transferred to Santiago Apostol prison, located in the department of Ayacucho. The transfer occurred in the context of detentions related to the internal armed conflict. …
Tomas Evangelista Carranza, a non-teaching worker at the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University and a militant of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP), was murdered on January 28, 1990. The crime was perpetrated by the Shining Path PCP while he was giving classes at the university. This assassination occurred in …
Fernando Colonio, a lawyer working for the National University of San Cristobal de Huamanga (UNSCH), was murdered on July 21, 1990 by undercover law enforcement agents. Colonio had made a series of denunciations of fundamental rights violations by the security forces. His murder took place in the context of a …
Fernando Colonio, a lawyer who worked for the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University, was murdered on July 21, 1990. Colonio had denounced fundamental rights violations. His murder was perpetrated by paramilitary commandos in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community. This crime took …
Ciro Aramburú, head of University Welfare at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), was murdered on July 24, 1990. His death occurred in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community in Huamanga. The murder was perpetrated by paramilitary commandos operating in the …
On October 1, 1990, members of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE) arrested Constantino Saavedra Muñoz, former deputy mayor of Acción Popular (AP) in the district of Quinua, province of Huamanga. The arrest occurred when Saavedra Muñoz was leaving a meeting of the Huamanga City Development Corporation (CORFA). This event took …
On October 10, 1990, military forces took 18 young men and peasants from the area. The bodies of the victims were later found in a mass grave located in Chilqahuayco, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the region during Alberto Fujimori's government. …
Hugo Luna Ballón, lawyer, former legal advisor and professor at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), was murdered on November 27, 1990 in the city of Huamanga. The crime was perpetrated by paramilitary groups or law enforcement agents in civilian clothes. This assassination took place in the context …
In 1991, the Peruvian National Police captured Pilar Cocchi Calle, also known as 'Marleny', who was accused of being a military leader of the PCP-SL in Huamanga, Ayacucho, during 1989. She was charged with participating in various terrorist activities, including assassinations, dynamite attacks, and subversive propaganda. Despite the police accusations, …
In July 1991, journalist Luis Antonio Morales Ortega was assassinated in the city of Huamanga. The perpetrators of this act were identified as military personnel. This event is part of a broader context of violence in the region during this period.
In July 1991, residents of Quinua were killed by peasant patrols. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the Huamanga region. The peasant patrols of Quinua, along with other patrols in the area, were responsible for this collective murder. The event is …
Luis Morales Ortega, journalist, was murdered in July 1991 in the city of Huamanga. The crime was perpetrated by paramilitary groups in a context of intense urban violence in Ayacucho. This murder occurred during a period of high paramilitary activity against various sectors of the population, including university professors, students, …
On July 19, 1991, engineer Francisco Sollier, a professor at the University of Ayacucho, together with his wife, son and nephew were murdered in Huamanga. The bodies of the four victims were later found on July 4 in a mine shaft. This crime was part of the context of political …
Antonio Morales, a journalist known for his involvement in the Uchuraccay case and correspondent of El diario de Marka in Huamanga, Ayacucho, was murdered on July 13, 1991. Before his death, he had received death threats from the self-styled Comando de Liberación Antiterrorista (Anti-Terrorist Liberation Command). This murder took place …
On July 13, 1991, at approximately 8:45 a.m., journalist Luis Antonio Morales Ortega was intercepted and killed by two men as he was walking along the fifth block of San Martin Street in Huamanga. He was shot five times with a .38 caliber revolver. Morales Ortega was known for denouncing …
On the morning of 13 July 1991, Luis Morales Ortega, a public relations officer, was assassinated in Huamanga, Ayacucho. As he was on his way to work, he was intercepted by two individuals and shot five times. Despite his attempts to call for help, the attackers succeeded in their mission …
On July 19, 1991, University of Ayacucho professor, engineer Francisco Sollier, was murdered along with his wife, son and nephew in Huamanga. The bodies of the four victims were found in a mine shaft on July 4, although the report mentions this date of discovery after the date of the …
On July 19, 1991, paramilitaries or law enforcement agents in civilian clothes carried out a covert operation at the home of university professor Francisco Solier García. The professor was murdered along with his wife and son using weapons with silencers. This crime was part of a series of murders perpetrated …
On July 19, 1991, at midday and in the center of the city of Huamanga, plainclothes soldiers carried out a covert operation in the home of university professor Francisco Solier Garcia. The professor was murdered along with his wife and son using weapons with silencers. This crime was part of …
On July 21, 1991, the bodies of Mariscote Santa Cruz and Leoncio Espinoza, both students of Obstetrics at the National University of San Cristobal de Huamanga (UNSCH), were found dead. Both students had been kidnapped a week before their bodies were found. This event occurred in the context of a …
The lifeless bodies of Mariscote Santa Cruz and Leoncio Espinoza, both students of Obstetrics at the National University San Cristobal de Huamanga, were found two days after they were kidnapped. The kidnapping had occurred approximately one week before the bodies were found. This event was part of a wave of …
During an armed strike called by the Shining Path PCP for August 17 and 18, 1991 in the city of Huamanga, the subversive organization threw explosives at street vendors who did not comply with the strike. As a result of this attack, two people died. This type of action was …
On October 12, 1991, unknown persons assassinated student Antonio Huacache Chávez in the city of Huamanga. This murder occurred in the context of a series of operations by groups linked to the military intelligence services against members of the UNSCH university community. The crime took place a few days after …
Antonio Huacache Chávez, a student at the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), was murdered on October 12, 1991 in the city of Huamanga. His death occurred in the context of a wave of murders perpetrated by paramilitaries or law enforcement agents in civilian clothes against people linked to …
Camilo Fernández Flores, a student at the Faculty of Education of the Universidad Nacional San Cristóbal de Huamanga, was murdered on October 19, 1991. This crime occurred in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community in Huamanga during 1991. The murder was perpetrated by …
Juan Luis Pérez Coronado, a professor at the Faculty of Social Sciences of the San Cristóbal de Huamanga National University, was the victim of an attack on October 23, 1991. This attack took place in the context of a wave of violence against members of the university community in Huamanga, …
Leonor Zamora Concha, former mayor of Huamanga and professor of Social Service at the San Cristobal de Huamanga National University (UNSCH), was murdered on December 21, 1991 at the door of an educational center. This crime took place in the context of a wave of violence against people linked to …
On December 21, 1991, at approximately 2:15 p.m., the former mayor of Huamanga, Leonor Zamora Concha, was murdered in broad daylight by two men as she was leaving a social gathering in the Wari Region. She was shot three times with a .38 caliber revolver, two in the head and …
On December 22, 1991, the former mayor of Huamanga, referred to as L.Z.C., was assassinated in Ayacucho, Peru. The incident occurred near the Plaza de Armas, as the victim was leaving a social event at the 'Wari Club'. The assassination was carried out by an individual named 'Carrión', who shot …
On December 24, 1991, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) took the town of Juanjui, located in the department of San Martin, for the second time. This action took place in the context of an intensification of MRTA activities during that year, which included multiple attacks on police posts and …
Members of the PCP-SL enter the district of Huamanquiquia in Huamanga disguised as military personnel. They gather the population and ask them to recognize two members of the PCP-SL. Those who do so are rounded up, beaten with sticks and stones, and have their throats slit with knives and axes. …
Romulo Sauñe, a well-known Quechua pastor and one of the translators of the Bible into Ayacucho Quechua, was assassinated by members of the Shining Path when he was returning to Huamanga. His death represented a significant loss for the Quechua-speaking evangelical community in Ayacucho.
On October 10, 1993, twenty-four families returned to Uchuraccay after a long period of absence, uprooting and diaspora. The community had ceased to exist in mid-1984 when the surviving families fled to nearby communities and towns in the highlands and jungle of Ayacucho, as well as to the cities of …
A group of twenty-four families returned to Uchuraccay after almost a decade of absence. This return was possible after months of coordination promoted by Elías Ccente, with the support of the National Evangelical Council of Peru. The community had been totally depopulated due to repeated attacks by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, …
In 2002, various communities in Peru, including Puno, Huamanga, Jauja, Accomarca, and Sancos, were engaged in efforts to recover from the psychological and social impacts of past violence. The focus was on empowering citizens to overcome trauma and contribute positively to their communities. This involved addressing the needs for healthcare …
In 2002, a series of workshops were held in various regions of Peru, including Huamanga, Huanta, Huánuco, and Satipo, focusing on reconciliation and strengthening the rule of law. These workshops highlighted the need for state accountability, economic reparations, and legal sanctions for past injustices. The discussions emphasized the importance of …
In 2002, a series of public hearings were conducted in various locations across Peru, including Huamanga, Tingo María, and Lima. These hearings were part of the efforts to document and address human rights violations that occurred during the internal conflict in Peru. Testimonies were collected from victims and their families, …
In 2002, the communities in Huamanga, Ayacucho faced significant economic and social challenges. The destruction of production means led to widespread disillusionment among property owners and merchants, causing many to abandon their enterprises. This situation resulted in a prolonged economic downturn with little hope for recovery, affecting the livelihoods and …
In 2002, various workshops were held in Peru, including in Huanta, Huamanga, and Huánuco, focusing on reconciliation after the internal armed conflict. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR) emphasized the importance of rebuilding citizenship and a social pact to ensure that the rights of citizens are respected and that violence …
During a public hearing held in Huamanga on April 11, 2002, Jorge Luis Aramburú Correa testified about the forced disappearance of his father, Ciro Aramburu Villanueva. This event was part of the efforts by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission to investigate and clarify cases of human rights violations in Peru.
A woman testified before the TRC in September 2002 about the murder of her relatives in Hatuncungullo, San Pedro de Cachi, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documentation compiled by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission on human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. …
In October 2002, discussions were held in Huamanga, Peru, regarding the reconciliation process following the conflict involving the PCP-SL (Shining Path). The PCP-SL called for a political rather than military solution to address their defeat, but did not fully renounce violence as a political tool. The need for a comprehensive …
In October 2002, discussions and workshops were held in Huamanga, Ayacucho, focusing on reconciliation and the impact of violence in the region. Participants, including victims' families and community members, expressed the need for dialogue with former members of the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path) to foster peace. These efforts were part …
In October 2002, a testimony was recorded detailing the assassination of an individual's husband in Ocros, Huamanga, Ayacucho. The event left the community in deep sorrow, as they were unable to properly bury the victims, leading to ongoing feelings of sadness and unrest.
In October 2002, a workshop was held with displaced individuals in Huamanga, Peru. The discussions focused on the importance of citizen participation in managing local government resources and preventing the resurgence of the Shining Path. Participants emphasized the need for community assemblies to hold local officials accountable and address the …
In October 2002, a workshop for ronderos was held in Huamanga, Peru. This event was part of a series of efforts to address the aftermath of violence in the region. Participants included community members who had been affected by the violence, and the workshop aimed to promote reconciliation and healing.
In October 2002, a workshop in Huamanga, Peru, highlighted the challenges faced by women in rural areas, including illiteracy, discrimination, and lack of job opportunities. Despite these obstacles, women expressed a strong desire to overcome societal barriers and participate in leadership roles. The event underscored the ongoing struggle for gender …
In October 2002, a workshop on gender issues was held with women in Huamanga, Peru. Participants shared personal experiences of violence and its impact on their behavior and mental health. The workshop highlighted the need for psychological support and specialist intervention to help individuals and communities heal from past traumas.
In October 2002, reports from Huamanga, Peru, highlighted the discrimination faced by widows and orphans in repopulated communities. These vulnerable groups, often led by women, were marginalized due to their inability to pay for labor to work their land, a situation exacerbated by the loss of their husbands during the …
The affiant recounts the murder of her father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002. As a consequence of this violent event, the affiant reports serious health problems, including constant worries and fainting. The case is part of the testimonies documented by the CVR on …
The affiant recounts the murder of her father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. As a consequence of this violent event, the affiant suffered serious physical and emotional health problems. She reported being in very poor health, with headaches, fainting and constant worry. The testimony was collected in Lima in October 2002 as …
The TRC organized a university workshop on reconciliation in Huamanga where ideas on reparations were discussed. Participants proposed to design and implement development policies, create a National Reparation Commission, institutionalize free access to education, honor and name recognition, indemnification and economic and moral compensation, and that the justice system should …
Testimony collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho on the murder of the declarant's sister in Vinchos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the CVR's documentation on the psychological and emotional impacts of political violence on victims and their families. The case illustrates the extreme suffering and emotional …
The affiant recounts the murder of his sister in Vinchos, Huamanga, Ayacucho. This testimony was collected in October 2002 in Ayacucho. The event is part of the multiple cases of violence documented in the region during the internal armed conflict. The testimony reflects the pain and incomprehension in the face …
Testimony collected in Lima during October 2002 about the murder of the affiant's father in Huamanga, Ayacucho. The affiant recounts the physical and emotional consequences she suffered after her father's death, including serious health problems. The testimony is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's documentation on the impacts of …
During October 2002, the TRC collected multiple testimonies in Ayacucho on various acts of violence that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies include accounts of killings, disappearances, torture and sexual violence perpetrated by both the Shining Path and State forces. The statements document cases in various locations in …
A woman testified before the CVR in October 2002 about the murder of her husband in Ocros, a district in the province of Huamanga in Ayacucho. The testimony is part of the documented cases of loss of family members during the internal armed conflict. The witness recounted the circumstances of …
Gender workshop held with women in Huamanga, Ayacucho, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's testimony gathering activities. This workshop discussed the aftermath of the internal armed conflict, including the increase in common crime and violence. Participants expressed concerns about increased abuse of women and children, alcohol addiction, and …
Gender workshop conducted with men in Huamanga, Ayacucho, as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's information gathering activities. The workshop was carried out in the context of the research on the aftermath of the internal armed conflict in Peru. During this type of workshop, testimonies and perceptions were collected …
The testimony refers to murders that occurred in Ocros, province of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. The declarants were women witnesses of these murders. The event is documented in the context of testimonies on somatic manifestations associated with traumatic memory, where the witnesses reported stomach pains when recalling the massacres. The …
In November 2002, testimonies were collected from women in Ayacucho who witnessed massacres in Ocros, Huamanga. Additionally, a couple testified about the death of their son in a massacre in Llocca, Ocros, Abancay, Apurimac. These events have left deep psychological scars on the survivors, manifesting in physical ailments and emotional …
In November 2002, a mother recounted the tragic assassination of her son in Vinchos, a district in Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony highlights the personal impact of violence on families during this period, as the mother reflects on the loss and its effect on her life.
In November 2002, testimonies from Ayacucho recount the traumatic experiences of violence, including the murder of individuals in Huamanga. The events were so disorienting that survivors struggled to recall precise details, leading to confusion and psychological distress. The impact of these violent acts left lasting effects on the mental health …
The testimony documents the murder of the son of a declarant in Vinchos, district of Huamanga, department of Ayacucho. This case is part of the testimonies compiled by the CVR on family losses during the internal armed conflict. The witness narrates the circumstances of her son's murder in this Ayacucho …
The declarant narrates the murder of his brother that occurred in the province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in November 2002 as part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission hearings. The testimony is in the context of a section of the report that addresses the extreme suffering and …
Testimony 203203 collected in Ayacucho in November 2002, where women witnesses narrate murders that occurred in Ocros, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. The witnesses describe the physical and psychological after-effects of the trauma they experienced, including stomach pains associated with the memory of the massacres. The testimony is part of the …
The witness recounts the disappearance of her partner in San Pedro de Cachi, Huamanga, Ayacucho. The testimony was collected in November 2002. The absence of information about his whereabouts makes the uncertainty about his life or death even greater. Deprived of the possibility of seeing his body, in case he …
Interview with a young woman who served as an authority during the internal armed conflict in Ayacucho. The interview is part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies. The testimony addresses the social consequences of the conflict, including the increase in common crime, youth gangs and the …
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