Since 1959 the community of Uchuraccay had a small school that offered the first years of primary education. This school was mainly supported by the community's own peasants. The existence of this educational institution contradicts the image of Uchuraccay as a completely isolated and primitive community that spread after the …
The Ayacucho-Tambo-San Francisco highway was built in 1964, modifying the traditional transit routes in the region. Before its construction, Uchuraccay was an important transit route used by the villagers on their way to the Huanta valleys and the Apurímac jungle. This infrastructure project was part of the road integration process …
In mid-1981, some strangers arrived in Uchuraccay and introduced themselves to the villagers as businessmen or looking for work. The strangers visited the school and managed to befriend some families, gaining their support and becoming compadres by lifting newborns off the ground with several villagers. In this way, they managed …
In 1981, a population census was conducted in the community of Uchuraccay. According to Professor Alejandrina de la Cruz Llamocca, who was in charge of that year's census in the community, the population of Uchuraccay was approximately 470 inhabitants. Of this total, about 30% could read and write. This census …
In mid-1981, unknown people arrived in Uchuraccay, presenting themselves as businessmen or looking for work. These PCP-SL members, led by an individual known as 'Martín', visited the school and befriended some families, becoming compadres with several villagers. By May 1982, the PCP-SL had gained the support of about fifteen villagers. …
During the months of July and August 1981, militants of the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso led by an individual known as 'Martin' established themselves in Uchuraccay and other neighboring communities. The objective of this presence was to form support bases for the PCP-SL in the area. This was one …
In January 1982, the Shining Path PCP carried out an assault on the San José police post. After the attack, columns of PCP-SL members fled to Uchuraccay to hide and later dispersed to various localities. The attackers arrived in Uchuraccay where they even danced in front of the town's cemetery …
In May 1982, the PCP Sendero Luminoso established a presence in the village of Uchuraccay under the leadership of a figure known as 'Martín'. The group reportedly received some support from a local teacher and several villagers. By this time, they may have garnered the backing of around fifteen residents.
During the first week of October 1982, the villagers of Uchuraccay expelled "Martín" and five other members of the PCP-SL who were trying to establish a Popular School for Women in the community. On October 7, during the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary, the PCP-SL placed a red …
During the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in October 1982, the Shining Path PCP placed a red flag on one of the hills near Uchuraccay. The flag was torn down and burned by the president of the community, Alejandro Huamán, in an act of frontal …
In Uchuraccay, the Shining Path PCP struggled to establish control due to the strong presence of traditional communal authorities. Unlike other communities in the province of Víctor Fajardo, where Sendero Luminoso imposed its power, Uchuraccay maintained its traditional power structures. The lack of a youthful base and the small size …
During the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in Uchuraccay, the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso placed a red flag on one of the community's hills. Alejandro Huamán, president of the community of Uchuraccay, took out the flag and publicly burned it. This act of defiance …
Alejandro Huamán, president of the Uchuraccay community, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in late November or early December 1982. The murder was in retaliation for having led the expulsion of Shining Path militants from the community in October 1982. He was also punished for having removed and burned a …
In late November or early December 1982, the Shining Path PCP assassinated Alejandro Huamán, president of the Uchuraccay community, along with community member Venancio Auccatoma. This assassination was a direct reprisal against Huamán, who had led actions of frontal rejection against the Shining Path presence, including the tearing down and …
In November 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated 4 people in the community of Uchuraccay. This event was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL in the highlands of Huanta during that period. In December of the same year, the PCP-SL continued its offensive in the area, assassinating the …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of Huaychao, Eusebio Ccente and Pedro Rimachi, in the middle of the town square. They were accused of representing state power. This assassination occurred almost at the same time as the assassination of the president of the community of …
In December 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed twelve villagers in Pumahuasi, also known as Rumichaca, in the district of Santillana, province of Huanta. This event is part of a series of murders perpetrated by Sendero Luminoso in the highland communities of Huanta during that period. The murders took place in …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated the president of the community of Uchuraccay, Alejandro Huamán Leandro. This assassination was part of a systematic strategy of the PCP-SL to eliminate local authorities accused of representing state power. The assassination occurred in the same month that the president and lieutenant governor of …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated the president of the community of Uchuraccay, Alejandro Huamán Leandro. This assassination was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy to eliminate local authorities representing state power. In the same month, the PCP-SL also assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of Huaychao, Eusebio Ccente and …
On December 29, 1982, Supreme Decree 068-82 IN was issued ordering the Armed Forces to assume internal control of the Department of Ayacucho. The command was assigned to General Roberto Clemente Noel Moral. This measure was taken in the context of increased violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and marked the …
In 1983, the PCP Sendero Luminoso launched multiple attacks on the community of Uchuraccay in Ayacucho, Peru. These attacks were particularly brutal, coinciding with religious festivals when the community was most vulnerable. The assaults resulted in numerous deaths, with the attackers targeting individuals by name.
In 1983, a group of journalists was murdered in Uchuraccay, Ayacucho. Juan Argumedo acted as the journalists' guide during this tragic event. After the tragedy, his sister Juana Lidia Argumedo denounced the responsibility of the armed forces in the events. As a result of her denunciation, Juana was arrested on …
Murder of eight journalists in Uchuraccay, four weeks after the armed forces entered the fight against the PCP-SL. This event caused a break in the conflict when terrible images of the violence taking place in the highlands of Ayacucho and neighboring departments were widely disseminated in the national media. In …
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 …
Silvio Chávez Soto, secretary of the Uchuraccay community, was kidnapped around mid-1983 and presumably killed by the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path. Before the kidnapping, Chavez Soto had filed complaints against Severino Huascar Morales Ccente, who had been responsible for the PCP-SL in the area, for the theft …
During the second and third week of January 1983, in various towns in the highlands of Huanta, community members led by their authorities captured and killed 24 militant members of the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of an inter-communal rebellion against Shining Path, after the PCP-SL had assassinated …
In the midst of an escalation of violence unleashed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, which included the assassination of community president Alejandro Huamán in late 1982, Uchuraccay villagers killed five members of the PCP-SL in mid-January 1983. This event was part of a broader inter-communal rebellion in the Huanta highlands, where …
In 1983, the community of Uchuraccay in Ayacucho, Peru, experienced a tragic event when they killed eight journalists and their guide, fearing reprisals from the PCP Sendero Luminoso. This incident was part of a larger conflict involving the PCP-SL and the Peruvian Armed Forces, which led to a cycle of …
In January 1983, the Iquichanos, a group of indigenous people in the highlands of Huanta, Ayacucho, Peru, resisted the authoritarian project of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). They killed seven subversives in the community of Huaychao and five in Uchuraccay. This event marked a significant turning …
The tragedy of Uchuraccay refers to the killing of eight journalists and their guide in the village of Uchuraccay, Peru, in 1983. The incident sparked significant controversy and debate over the role of the military and the media in the conflict. The event led to accusations against the military for …
The tragedy of Uchuraccay refers to a violent incident in January 1983, where journalists were killed in the Ayacucho region of Peru. The event highlighted the tensions between the military and the press during a period of armed conflict involving the Peruvian government and insurgent groups. General Roberto Clemente Noel …
In early 1983, the investigation into the murder of journalists in Uchuraccay, Ayacucho, faced significant challenges due to initial procedural irregularities. The case involved the identification and accusation of several local villagers, who were suspected of killing the journalists after mistaking them for members of the PCP-SL. The investigation expanded …
In 1983, the community of Uchuraccay in Peru experienced a series of violent attacks by the PCP-SL (Shining Path) on May 20, July 16, and December 24. These attacks resulted in the deaths of approximately 135 villagers, which constituted about a third of the population according to the 1981 census. …
The community members of Huaychao and Macabamba murdered seven members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This event occurred in the context of an inter-communal rebellion against Shining Path in the highlands of Huanta province. The event was preceded by the assassination of the president and lieutenant governor of the Huaychao community …
On January 21, 1983, the communities of the Huantina puna reacted against the PCP-SL by assassinating seven Shining Path members in the communities of Macabamba and Huaychao. This was the first action of this nature by peasant communities against the Shining Path. The fact transcended the local media, especially due …
On January 21, 1983, less than a month after the intervention of the armed forces in the department of Ayacucho and the establishment of the Marine Infantry in the province of Huanta, seven members of the PCP-SL were killed in the communities of Huaychao and Macabamba. This event occurred in …
On approximately January 22, 1983, five members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path were killed in the community of Uchuraccay. According to testimonies, these five Shining Path members were not carrying weapons, only two of them were carrying empty Gloria milk jars. This event occurred in a …
On January 23, 1983, the guide Juan Argumedo was captured 5 kilometers from Uchuraccay, at the point called Yuracyacu. He was taken to the community of Uchuraccay for interrogation. Three days later, on January 26, Juan Argumedo García was murdered together with eight journalists and the community member Severino Huáscar …
On January 23, 1983, a patrol of Sinchis arrived in the community of Uchuraccay carrying food. During this visit, the Sinchis were surprised by the organization adopted by the community for their defense. This visit occurred two days after the killing of seven PCP-SL members in the communities of Huaychao …
On January 23, 1983, General Roberto Clemente Noel Moral publicly reported on the murders that had occurred in Huaychao two days earlier, on January 21. In his statement, General Noel saluted the 'courage and virility' of the peasants who had killed seven members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This official announcement …
On January 26, 1983, eight journalists were killed in the community of Uchuraccay, Peru. This tragic event highlighted the severe risks faced by the press in reporting the truth during a period of intense political violence. The incident is one of several examples of the high cost paid by journalists …
In late January, the community of Uchuraccay, along with neighboring communities, took action against suspected members of the PCP-SL. On January 27, they captured 13 individuals, including a local lieutenant governor, accusing them of collaboration with the PCP-SL. The following day, women related to one of the accused were detained …
On January 26, 1983, eight journalists from national newspapers and a guide were killed by villagers in Uchuraccay, Huanta. This tragic event highlighted the dangers faced by journalists during the internal conflict in Peru and drew international attention to the region.
The Uchuraccay massacre occurred on January 26, 1983, when a group of journalists were murdered in the community of Uchuraccay, Peru. The Uchuraccay Events Investigation Commission, chaired by Mario Vargas Llosa, was established on February 2, 1983 to investigate the events. The commission's report, presented in March 1983, sought to …
Eight journalists were killed in Uchuraccay while carrying out their work. This event gave the country an indication of the complex nature of the internal armed conflict that was beginning. The massacre became a threatening example of the risks associated with the free exercise of journalism in the years to …
On January 26, 1983, in the midst of their confrontation against the PCP-SL, the Uchuraccay community members murdered eight journalists and a guide. This event occurred days after the communities of the Huantina puna reacted against the Shining Path, killing seven Shining Path members in Macabamba and Huaychao on January …
On January 26, 1983, a group of eight journalists arrived in Yanaorco around 8:30 a.m., two hours after leaving Ayacucho. The journalists had hired cab driver Salvador Luna and made a brief stop in Paclla where they had breakfast and took photographs before arriving in Yanaorco. At approximately 11:30 a.m., …
At dawn on January 26, 1983, eight journalists left Ayacucho for Uchuraccay to investigate the events in Huaychao. Cab driver Salvador Luna picked them up from their lodging at the Hostal Santa Rosa at approximately 6:30 in the morning. The journalists left the city of Ayacucho after crossing the La …
On January 26, 1983, eight journalists from three Lima newspapers were murdered in the town of Uchuraccay. This was the most notorious case in the interior of the country in the early 1980s. The report mentions this event in the context of how the attacks in the provinces did not …
On January 26, 1983, eight journalists were massacred in the community of Uchuraccay. This event was paradigmatic because it marked the moment when many sectors of the country, which had been practically indifferent to the tragedy that had been occurring since May 1980, began to pay attention to the violence …
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 26, 1983, eight journalists were massacred in the village of Uchuraccay, Peru. Prior to the massacre, a group of Sinchis had entered the community and incited the villagers against the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso). This event occurred during a period of intense conflict between the Peruvian state and …
In the context of escalating violence in Peru, the community of Uchuraccay engaged in intercommunal trials on January 27, 1983, targeting individuals suspected of supporting the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. These trials were part of a broader rebellion against the insurgent group, led by traditional community authorities. The trials highlighted the community's …
The day after the massacre of the journalists, on January 27, 1983, the war waged by the communities against the Shining Path PCP continued. The communities captured fourteen peasants who were beaten and taken to Uchuraccay for trial. During the trip, Fortunato Gavilan, lieutenant governor of Uchuraccay, threatened to kill …
On January 27, 1983, one day after the massacre of journalists in Uchuraccay, a helicopter arrived in Huaychao carrying journalists Gustavo Gorriti and Oscar Medrano from Caretas magazine. This event occurred in the context of the war waged by the communities against the Shining Path PCP. That same day, fourteen …
Following an inter-communal agreement adopted two weeks earlier, the inhabitants of Uchuraccay and other neighboring communities such as Huaychao, Cunya, Paria and Carhuahurán went to Iquicha to capture members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. During this expedition, they detained 13 people, among them the lieutenant governor, accusing them of being collaborators …
Following an inter-communal agreement adopted two weeks earlier, the inhabitants of Uchuraccay, as well as those of other neighboring communities such as Huaychao, Cunya, Paria and Carhuahurán went to Iquicha to capture members of the PCP-SL. During this expedition they detained 13 people, among them the lieutenant governor, accusing them …
After the trials carried out in the Uchuraccay plaza against the imprisoned Iquichanos and the women relatives of the guide Juan Argumedo, the community members Constantino Soto Aguilar and Mariano Ccunto were sent to the Tambo Civil Guard post. Their mission was to inform the authorities about the deaths of …
The second patrol under the command of Civil Guard Captain Novato Soto Barreda, head of the Counter-Subversive Command of Huanta, arrived in Huaychao around noon on January 28, 1983. The patrol spent the night in the community that night. The next day, accompanied by Huaychao community members, they went to …
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 …
The day after the capture of fourteen Iquichan peasants suspected of belonging to or supporting the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the villagers of Uchuraccay gathered in the square to judge the prisoners. The trial was carried out by taking the detainees one by one to the square to testify before the community. …
The second patrol under the command of Civil Guard Captain Novato Soto Barreda, head of the Counter-Subversive Command of Huanta, arrived in Huaychao on January 28 around midday and spent the night in that community. At dawn on January 29, several Huaychao villagers accompanied the members of this patrol to …
On January 29, 1983, around six o'clock in the afternoon, a helicopter commanded by FAP Major Jorge Ernesto Barboza Salaverry landed in Uchuraccay to verify the existence of the graves of the murdered journalists. Major Barboza had first arrived in Huaychao, where he met with the second patrol commanded by …
On January 29, 1983, around 7:00 p.m., it was officially confirmed that the eight missing journalists had been killed by the peasants of Uchuraccay. This confirmation came after two military patrols visited the community and confirmed the existence of the graves. The first patrol, commanded by officer Ismael Bravo Reid, …
On January 29, 1983, the first Civil Guard patrol arrived in Uchuraccay to investigate the disappearance of the journalists. The members of this patrol traveled by jeep from Tambo to Chalhuamayo, and from there they set out on foot to Uchuraccay. The communal authorities informed the patrol about the deaths …
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 …
The judicial process concerning the Uchuraccay massacre began on January 30, 1983, following the exhumation of journalists' bodies. The case was marked by irregularities, including jurisdictional issues and procedural errors, and extended over five years until a definitive sentence was issued on June 14, 1988. Despite the sentence, the process …
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 …
On Sunday, January 30, 1983, a large group of national and foreign reporters, parliamentarians, ecclesiastics and relatives of the murdered journalists arrived in Ayacucho in a plane chartered by the newspaper La Republica. That same day the bodies of the eight journalists murdered on January 26 in Uchuraccay were exhumed. …
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 Sunday, January 30, 1983, a large group of national and foreign reporters, parliamentarians, church members and relatives of the murdered journalists arrived in Ayacucho in a plane chartered by the newspaper La República to exhume the bodies. The images of the lynched bodies were transmitted on television, causing a …
El Diario de Marka published three interviews conducted by Ayacucho journalist Luis Morales with Uchuraccay community members, presenting them as evidence of military culpability in the January 26 massacre of the eight journalists. The interviews included testimony from Saturnino Ayala and other community members about the incitement of the Sinchis …
In early 1983, the massacre of journalists in Uchuraccay drew significant criticism from political parties in Peru, including the Partido Aprista Peruano (PAP) and leftist groups. The incident highlighted the tensions between the government and political parties over the military's counterinsurgency tactics in Ayacucho. Alan García, a prominent PAP leader, …
The Investigation Commission of the Uchuraccay Events was constituted by Supreme Resolution Nº 0016-83-PCM, one week after the massacre of the journalists occurred. It was charged with preparing a report on the events within one month. Fulfilling its mandate, in a special ceremony held at the Government Palace, the Commission …
Due to serious irregularities committed during the initiation of the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre, the Superior Court of Ayacucho removed Judge Hugo Molina from his position as examining magistrate on February 2, 1983. Judge Molina had taken cognizance of the case on January 30, 1983, even though Uchuraccay …
President Fernando Belaunde Terry appointed the Investigation Commission of the Uchuraccay Events on February 2, 1983, chaired by writer Mario Vargas Llosa. This commission was created to investigate the murder of eight journalists on January 26, 1983 in the community of Uchuraccay. The commission presented its report a month later, …
On February 2, 1983, the Peruvian government appointed the Uchuraccay Events Investigation Commission, chaired by writer Mario Vargas Llosa. This commission was created to investigate the massacre of eight journalists that occurred on January 26, 1983 in the community of Uchuraccay, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. According to the CVR report, …
On February 3, 1983, an Investigative Commission for the Uchuraccay case was appointed. This commission was established in response to the January 26, 1983 massacre of eight journalists in the peasant community of Uchuraccay, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. The appointment of the commission took place in a context of growing …
On February 7, 1983, based on police reports, the Huamanga Provincial Prosecutor's Office formally denounced three Uchuraccay community members: Fortunato Gavilán, Silvio Chávez Soto and Santiago Ccente, ordering their arrest. This denunciation took place within the framework of the judicial process initiated after the massacre of eight journalists on January …
On February 11, 1983, Juan Argumedo's sister, Juana Lidia, went to Uchuraccay accompanied by Judge Juan Flores Rojas to perform the exhumation of her brother's body. However, the procedure could not be carried out because the body was not found in the expected place. Later, Juana Lidia learned that her …
On February 11, 1983, an assembly was held in Uchuraccay where local campesinos expressed their concerns and needs to a commission. The event highlighted the constructed identity of the 'Iquichana' by regional elites, contrasting with the actual demands and realities of the Uchuraccay community. This assembly underscored the tension between …
On February 11, 1983, the second judicial proceeding was carried out in Uchuraccay, consisting of the exhumation of the body of Juan Argumedo García. This procedure took place on the same day that Mario Vargas Llosa was meeting with the peasants of Uchuraccay as part of the Investigation Commission's investigations. …
The Investigation Commission of the Uchuraccay Events, presided over by writer Mario Vargas Llosa and appointed by President Fernando Belaunde Terry on February 2, 1983, held a community assembly in Uchuraccay. This commission was created to investigate the murder of eight journalists on January 26, 1983. During the assembly, the …
On February 11, 1983, a community assembly was held in Uchuraccay with the presence of the members of the Investigating Commission of the Uchuraccay Events, presided over by Mario Vargas Llosa. This commission had been appointed by the government on February 2 to investigate the massacre of eight journalists on …
The Uchuraccay Events Investigation Commission, chaired by Mario Vargas Llosa, met with the Uchuraccay villagers in an assembly held three weeks after the massacre of the journalists. The dialogue lasted almost three hours and was conducted through translators because none of the commissioners spoke Quechua. During the assembly, the peasants …
El Diario de Marka published all of the testimonies collected by Ayacucho journalist Luis Morales in Uchuraccay. These testimonies had been recorded on January 30, 1983, when Morales collected the statements of community members such as Saturnino Ayala, Francisco Ñaupa, Olimpio Gavilán, Julia Aujatoma, Vicente Quispe Figueroa, Teodosio Soto, Alfonso …
In March 1983, the Report of the Special Commission that investigated the events of Uchuraccay was presented. This commission had been appointed on February 3, 1983 to investigate the massacre of eight journalists that occurred on January 26, 1983 in the peasant community of Uchuraccay, province of Huanta, Ayacucho. The …
The Investigation Commission of the Uchuraccay Events, appointed by President Fernando Belaunde Terry on February 2, 1983 and presided over by writer Mario Vargas Llosa, presented its report one month after its creation. The commission was created to investigate the murder of eight journalists on January 26, 1983 in the …
Judge Juan Flores Rojas conducted judicial proceedings in Uchuraccay during March 1983, collecting statements from authorities and community members about the violent events that occurred in the area. Among the testimonies were the declarations of Dionisio Ramos Ricra, regidor mayor vara of the Uchuraccay annex, who provided information about the …
The Investigation Commission of the Uchuraccay Events delivered its report to President Fernando Belaunde Terry in a special ceremony held in the Government Palace at the beginning of March 1983. The Commission had been constituted on February 2, 1983 by Supreme Resolution Nº 0016-83-PCM, with the task of preparing a …
On March 3, 1983, ad-hoc judge Juan Flores Rojas conducted a judicial diligence in Uchuraccay. During this visit, he met with 18 men and 5 women from the community to collect their statements about the events of January 26, 1983, when eight journalists were murdered. Among the peasants who gave …
In April 1983, Fernando Rincón resigned as Minister of the Interior. This resignation took place in a context of intense criticism of his administration, particularly due to the Uchuraccay massacre that took place in January of that year and the systematic human rights violations denounced during his term. Despite criticism …
In April 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out armed incursions in the towns of Lucanamarca and Huancasancos in Ayacucho. These incursions resulted in approximately 80 deaths in total between the two localities. The CVR report mentions these events in the context of contrasting the unequal media coverage that different massacres …
Between May 9 and 14, 1983, Judge ad hoc Juan Flores Rojas conducted a judicial proceeding in the communities of Uchuraccay, Huaychao and Iquicha. During this diligence, the judge collected statements from various authorities and peasants of these communities. On the last day of this judicial proceeding, May 14, an …
On May 14, 1983 the corpse of Severino Huáscar Morales was exhumed from the Uchuraccay cemetery. The body was found in the corner of the north side of the cemetery, where several stones were piled up on top. The corpse was covered with a white balleta habit and presented perforations …
On May 14, 1983, during a search patrol ordered by Judge Juan Flores Rojas, a hidden briefcase was discovered in a small cave on Cerro Raccraccasa. The briefcase contained several photographic rolls and personal documents belonging to Willy Retto, Amador García, and Pedro Sánchez. Additionally, a Minolta camera with a …
During a judicial proceeding carried out between May 9 and 14, 1983, Judge ad hoc Juan Flores Rojas visited the communities of Uchuraccay, Huaychao and Iquicha, collecting statements from various authorities and peasants. On the last day of this judicial diligence, May 14, an inspection ordered by the judge took …
During a judicial proceeding carried out between May 9 and 14, 1983, Judge ad hoc Juan Flores Rojas visited the communities of Uchuraccay, Huaychao and Iquicha, collecting statements from various authorities and peasants. On the last day of this judicial diligence, May 14, an inspection ordered by the judge took …
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. …
In the early morning of May 20, 1983, days before the feast of the Holy Spirit, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the community of Uchuraccay and killed around 20 villagers. This attack was part of a series of reprisals by the PCP-SL against the community, which had staged one of the …
The PCP-SL raided Uchuraccay on three occasions: May 20, July 16 and December 24, 1983. In total, there were 135 deaths in Uchuraccay out of 470 community members registered in the 1981 census, that is, a third of the population was killed by the violent action mainly of the PCP-SL, …
On May 20, 1983, during the feast of the Holy Spirit (Corpus Christi), the Shining Path PCP carried out its first reprisal attack against Uchuraccay for the participation of its community members in the death of the journalists on January 26. The attackers shouted threats saying that they would finish …
On May 20, 1983, the PCP-SL carried out the first of three bloody attacks against the community of Uchuraccay. In this first raid, around 20 peasants were killed. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's retaliation against Uchuraccay, after the community members murdered eight journalists on January 26, 1983 and …
The relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay requested the nullity of the judicial process due to procedural flaws and serious irregularities committed during the beginning of the process. This request was filed in the context of an extremely eventful and complex judicial process that lasted for five long years. …
Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles was one of the three Uchuraccay community members arrested in the judicial process for the massacre of journalists on January 26, 1983. He was captured in Tambo on July 5, 1983, together with Dionisio Morales Pérez (arrested on May 17) and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe (arrested on July …
On July 16, 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out its second bloody attack against the community of Uchuraccay. In this raid, approximately 20 people were killed. This attack was part of a series of three PCP-SL raids against Uchuraccay in 1983, in retaliation for the murder of journalists and hikers …
The second Shining Path PCP attack on Uchuraccay occurred at midnight on July 16, 1983, after the conclusion of the feast of the Virgin of Carmen. About fifty members of the PCP-SL entered the town through the upper part of Tikllaqocha, where the house of one of the party's stewards, …
At midnight on July 16, 1983, after the feast of the Virgin of Carmen in Uchuraccay, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the community, killing another 20 Uchuraccaínos. This attack was part of a series of systematic reprisals by the PCP-SL against the Uchuraccay community, which had led one of the first …
On July 19, 1983, two days after the second Shining Path PCP attack on Uchuraccay occurred at midnight on July 16 during the feast of the Virgen del Carmen, the military finally arrived in the community. The military authorized the burial of the dead from the attack, in which several …
Simeón Aucatoma Quispe, varayoc of the Uchuraccay community, was arrested on July 20, 1983 as one of only three community members captured in the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre of January 26, 1983. He was accused along with sixteen other community members for the murder of eight journalists. During …
In August 1983, the PCP-SL raided the community of Huaychao, killing 5 community members. This attack was part of a series of reprisals by the PCP-SL against the communities of the Huanta highlands that had organized against them. Huaychao had been the scene in January 1983 of the first peasant …
In August 1983, the PCP-SL made a bloody incursion into the community of Uchuraccay as part of their revenge against this population that had participated in the assassination of journalists in January of the same year. This was one of three incursions that the Shining Path carried out against Uchuraccay …
Fortunato Gavilán García, lieutenant governor of Uchuraccay, was killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso when he tried to flee into the jungle. Gavilán had been a central figure in the events of January 1983, actively participating in the capture and threatening of peasants from Iquicha, whom he threatened to kill by …
On October 1, 1983, a delegation of the Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) traveled to Uchuraccay in search of the community members who had been requisitioned for the judicial process related to the massacre of journalists that occurred in January of that year. Upon arriving in the community, the members of …
The Socos massacre was perpetrated by police forces in November 1983, resulting in the murder of 34 peasants. This event occurred in the same year as other significant massacres such as the Shining Path incursions in Lucanamarca and Huancasancos that left 80 dead in April. Unlike the massacre of 8 …
Families from ten communities gathered in Ccarhuapampa, on the outskirts of the city of Tambo, forming the first multi-communal village of displaced people. Later, other families from Uchuraccay and Iquicha joined them. From the beginning, Ccarhuapampa was organized around its Civil Defense Committee according to a military logic: the CDC …
On December 24, 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out its third bloody attack against the community of Uchuraccay. In this third attack, 8 more peasants lost their lives. This attack was part of a series of three PCP-SL raids against Uchuraccay in 1983: on May 20 (approximately 20 killed), July …
The third Shining Path PCP attack on Uchuraccay occurred on Christmas Eve, December 24, 1983. The villagers remember this attack precisely because of its association with the religious calendar, being the date of Christmas. According to testimonies, the attackers shouted threats of total extermination against the Uchuraccaínos. After the attack, …
On Christmas Eve 1983, the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso carried out a new armed incursion into the community of Uchuraccay. This attack was part of a series of systematic reprisals by the PCP-SL against the community, which had staged one of the first peasant rebellions against the subversive organization …
In 1984, the communities in the Huanta area organized themselves into Civil Defense Committees and coordinated closely with the military. The patrols of Ccaccas, Ccanis and Patasucro, located in the highlands of the city of Huanta, as well as those of Tambo, Balcón, Acco, Challhuamayo and Ccarhuahurán, conducted scavenging campaigns …
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 …
In 1984, the community of Uchuraccay in Huanta, Peru, faced violent incursions as part of a broader conflict involving the PCP Sendero Luminoso and organized Civil Defense Committees. These committees, in coordination with the military, conducted raids in search of PCP SL members, which often resulted in punitive actions against …
In 1984, the village of Uchuraccay in Peru was repeatedly attacked by various groups, including the PCP-SL, military forces, and local peasant patrols. These attacks resulted in numerous deaths and the eventual abandonment of the village as survivors fled to other regions. The events led to a judicial process, culminating …
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, a trial was held against seventeen community members from Uchuraccay, accused of multiple homicides. The trial faced significant challenges, including language barriers, as the accused were Quechua speakers and required interpreters. The process was marked by issues of discrimination and inequality, with the accused expressing concerns about being …
On January 31, 1984, the judicial reconstruction of the events that occurred in the community of Uchuraccay took place. This judicial proceeding was part of the criminal process initiated after the massacre of eight journalists, a guide and a community member on January 26, 1983. The reconstruction was carried out …
On January 31, 1984, a judicial reconstruction of facts was carried out in Uchuraccay, related to the judicial process for the murder of the eight journalists that occurred on January 26, 1983. During this proceeding, the path taken by the journalists from their arrival in the area to the place …
The investigation carried out by the ad hoc Court of Instruction ended on February 17, 1984, one year and one month after the events of the Uchuraccay massacre. The case file was transferred to the Superior Court of Justice of Ayacucho. Subsequently, on August 14, 1984, the Public Prosecutor's Office …
In March 1984, the Public Prosecutor's Office charged three detained community members (Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe) and fourteen other community members from Uchuraccay for the massacre of journalists that took place on January 26, 1983. Subsequently, on August 14, 1984, the Public Prosecutor's Office …
In April 1984, the Carhuahurán rondas raided the community of Uchuraccay, which by then was practically uninhabited after multiple attacks. During this incursion, the ronderos took the church bells, as well as the school's folders and roof. This raid was part of a broader context in which communities organized in …
In August 1984, the Peruvian army committed assassinations against villagers in Uchuraccay. The wife and young son of Faustino Gómez were killed, as well as the youngest daughter of Paulino Figueroa. Also killed were Angelina Llancce Puclla, Inocencia Llancce, Bonifacia Gálvez Farfán, Emilia Ccahuana Cunto and María Maule. These murders …
By August 1984, after multiple attacks by the Shining Path PCP and the armed forces, the villagers of Uchuraccay had no choice but to completely abandon their community. During the previous months, incursions by the PCP-SL, the Self-Defense Committees and the military arrived indiscriminately, burning houses, stealing belongings and livestock, …
On August 14, 1984, the Public Prosecutor's Office filed the indictment against seventeen peasants from Uchuraccay accused of the massacre of journalists that occurred on January 26, 1983. The prosecution requested a minimum prison sentence of 25 years for the crime of multiple homicide. Of the seventeen defendants, only three …
In mid-September 1984, a witness in the Uchuraccay case was detained by a group of Marines and taken to the Tambo military barracks. There she was tortured and raped, despite having the guarantees of the Peruvian Episcopate and the Ministry of the Interior due to her status as a witness …
Juana Lidia Argumedo, sister of Juan Argumedo (guide of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay in 1983), was arrested on September 15, 1984. After the Uchuraccay tragedy, Juana denounced the responsibility of the armed forces in the events. As a result of these denunciations, she was detained by the forces of …
On September 28, 1984, the oral trial of the Uchuraccay trial began with great expectation in the courtroom of the Superior Court of Ayacucho. The only three defendants present were the detained peasants Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe, who were Quechua speakers and required interpreters …
During the hearing on March 26, 1985 in the oral trial for the Uchuraccay massacre, prosecutor Oscar Guerrero, to the astonishment of the audience, requested the withdrawal of the accusation against the three accused peasants (Dionisio Morales Perez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzales and Simeon Auccatoma Quispe) and their immediate release. The …
On June 21, 1985, the withdrawal of the prosecutor's indictment against the three peasants arrested for the Uchuraccay massacre was declared inadmissible. This judicial decision came after prosecutor Oscar Guerrero surprisingly requested, during the hearing of March 26, 1985, the withdrawal of the accusation against the three accused and their …
On July 18, 1985, the relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay formally requested the transfer of jurisdiction of the trial from the Superior Court of Ayacucho to the city of Lima. This request came in the context of an extremely eventful and complex judicial process that had dragged on …
On July 24, 1985, the last hearing of the oral trial against three peasants accused of the massacre of eight journalists in Uchuraccay was held. The oral trial had begun on September 28, 1984 and lasted ten months. The defendants present were Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles and Simeón …
The relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay recused all the members of the chamber of the Superior Court of Ayacucho during the judicial process. This recusal occurred after the last hearing of the oral trial held on July 24, 1985. The recusal was part of the multiple irregularities and …
On September 12, 1985, the request of the relatives of the journalists murdered in Uchuraccay to transfer the judicial process to Lima was declared well-founded. This decision was made after the relatives requested the transfer of jurisdiction on July 18, 1985 and challenged all the members of the chamber of …
On November 25, 1985, the Eighth Correctional Court of Lima was designated to take over the continuation of the judicial process for the Uchuraccay massacre. This transfer took place after the request of the journalists' relatives to transfer the trial from Ayacucho to Lima was declared well-founded on September 12, …
During the oral trial of the Uchuraccay trial that took place between May and December 1986, the body of Juan Argumedo was found. Juan Argumedo García had been captured on January 23, 1983, 5 kilometers from Uchuraccay, at the point called Yuracyacu, and taken to the community for interrogation. Argumedo …
In mid-April 1986, the Eighth Correctional Court of Lima became a Special Court dedicated exclusively to the Uchuraccay case. This tribunal was presided over by a doctor whose name is not fully specified in the excerpt. The Special Tribunal was constituted after the trial was transferred from Ayacucho to Lima …
During the oral trial of the Uchuraccay case transferred to Lima, hearings were held between May and December 1986 in which members of the mixed patrol that arrived in Uchuraccay after the murder of the journalists on January 26, 1983 testified. The trial took place before the Special Tribunal that …
Juan Argumedo was one of the journalists murdered in the Uchuraccay massacre on January 26, 1983. His sister Juana Lidia Argumedo went to Uchuraccay with Judge Juan Flores Rojas on February 11, 1983 to perform the exhumation, but it could not be done because the body was not found. Some …
Four years after the 1983 Uchuraccay massacre, the Correctional Court in charge of the case issued its conviction. The court convicted three peasants from the Ayacucho hamlet of Uchuraccay accused of the crime. This sentence came in March 1987, four years after the events that took the lives of eight …
In March 1987, the Tribunal Correccional delivered a verdict on the Uchuraccay massacre, condemning three campesinos from the Ayacucho village for the crime. Additionally, charges were brought against General EP Clemente Noel Moral and seven other security force members for abuse of authority and obstruction of justice.
The Special Court sentenced three peasants from Uchuraccay for the murder of eight journalists on January 26, 1983. Dionisio Morales Pérez was sentenced to 10 years in prison, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles to 8 years and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe to 6 years, all for the crime of simple homicide. Although the …
The Uchuraccay Massacre trial concluded with the sentencing of Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles, and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe to ten, eight, and six years of imprisonment, respectively. The court found insufficient evidence to attribute deliberate intent to increase the suffering of the victims, considering the defendants' backgrounds as semi-illiterate …
The judiciary issued the final ruling in the criminal trial for the murder of eight journalists and two community members in Uchuraccay on January 26, 1983. The judicial process was extremely confusing and lengthy, lasting more than four years. The sentence convicted three peasants from Uchuraccay for murder: Dionisio Morales …
Simeón Auccatoma Quispe, a member of the Uchuraccay community and one of the three defendants arrested for the massacre of journalists on January 26, 1983, died in prison of tuberculosis contracted in the Lurigancho prison. During the oral trial, Auccatoma Quispe was extremely affected and submissive, bursting into tears several …
The Ccarhuapampa group of displaced people, where many Uchuraccaínos had fled after attacks on their community, was attacked by the Shining Path PCP in 1988. During the attack, several people were killed. The attackers used axes to kill the victims, hitting them in the head. This attack was part of …
In 1988, a group of displaced individuals from Uchuraccay, who had sought refuge in Ccarhuapampa, were attacked by members of the PCP Sendero Luminoso. Several people were killed in the attack, including Paulina Ccasani Huicho, Fortunato Soto Ccasani, Dionisio Nawpa Gavilán, and Angélica Huachaca Gavilán. The attack is remembered as …
The Supreme Court of Justice issued its final judgment in the second instance of the Uchuraccay case, increasing to 15 years the prison sentence of defendants Dionisio Morales Pérez and Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles for the crime of simple homicide, confirming the rest of the sentence of the Special Court. The …
In 1992, an Uchuraccaíño community member who was enrolled in the Self-Defense Committee of a neighboring community (San José de Secce) returned to see his hometown as part of a civil patrol. He arrived at a hill from where Uchuraccay could be seen and found the town in total silence. …
On October 10, 1993, with the decrease of subversive action in the area, a group of twenty-four families supported by the Peruvian National Evangelical Council (CONEP) returned to Uchuraccay after years of forced displacement. Due to military reasons and to get away from the 'bad memories', the returnees decided to …
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 the early 1990s, the survivors of Uchuraccay faced significant challenges due to the stigma and fear associated with their community. Led by Elías Ccente, the displaced families from Uchuraccay were encouraged to return to their homeland. On October 10, 1993, supported by the Concilio Nacional Evangélico Peruano, twenty-four families …
In 1995, the president of Peru inaugurated Nuevo Uchuraccay as part of the government's repopulation policy. The community was showcased as an example of this policy and was rebuilt on a new site on the hillside above the old town center. Nuevo Uchuraccay was composed of about fifty small houses …
A military base that had been installed in Uchuraccay to provide security for families returning to the community after displacement caused by violence was removed in March 1997. This military base had remained in the village since the return of the first displaced people in October 1993, providing the security …
On January 26, 1998, the 'I Encounter for Peace and National Reconciliation' was held in the community of Uchuraccay. This event was held in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered on January 26, 1983. The meeting was part of the national reconciliation efforts …
On January 26, 1998, in commemoration of the fifteenth anniversary of the death of the eight journalists murdered in Uchuraccay, the first peace and national reconciliation meeting was held. This event was promoted by a group of journalists from Ayacucho and the authorities of the Tambo district, who contacted the …
Interview conducted in the community of Uchuraccay as part of the investigation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. The interview was carried out in the context of the collection of testimonies on the violent events that occurred during the internal armed conflict. The testimonies collected were part of the process …
In the aftermath of the Uchuraccay massacre, Saturnina Figueroa, the widow of Severino Morales, recounted the threats she faced from local forces. She was spared from death but was warned to remain silent about the events, under the threat of death. The community was under pressure to hide the truth, …
Interview with Saturnina Figueroa, widow of Severino Huáscar Morales Ccente, in the community of Uchuraccay. Severino Morales was identified in Shining Path documents as 'commissary of the Popular Committee of Uchuraccay' and was locally responsible for the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the community. The interview is part of the CVR's investigations …
In May 2002, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission visited the community of Uchuraccay. Upon learning of the Commission's arrival, some community members initially thought that it was going to "judge them for the massacre of the journalists" that took place in 1983. Once they overcame their initial mistrust, the community …
In May 2002, the villagers of Uchuraccay handed over to the members of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission a list with the names of 135 Uchuraccaínos who died as a result of political violence between 1983 and 1984. This delivery was part of the TRC's documentation work on the victims …
On June 1, 2002, the population of Uchuraccay handed over to the representatives of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission the "List of murdered Uchuraccaínos". This list was elaborated in two communal assemblies and documented the deaths of one hundred and thirty-five community members killed during the internal armed conflict. These …
In January 2003, on the 20th anniversary of the Uchuraccay massacre, it was expected that a ruling would be issued on the statute of limitations. However, the judicial authorities considered that the legal period for the process to remain in reserve is 30 years, which means that the statute of …
Commissioner Alberto Morote Sánchez held an assembly with the authorities of the Uchuraccay community and conducted interviews with the villagers. This visit was part of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission's work to collect testimonies about the violence that occurred in the community during the internal armed conflict. During this assembly, …
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