In June 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered Martina de la Cruz and 11 other villagers in Buena Vista, Los Morochucos district, Cangallo province. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to "beat the countryside" by assassinating authorities and "enemies" in general. As a consequence of these attacks, the …
Following a subversive attack on the community of Canchacancha, the President of the community, Indalecio Conde Quispe, along with other community leaders, attempted to report the incident to the authorities. On their way to Pampa Cangallo, they were ambushed by a group of Sendero Luminoso insurgents. Indalecio Conde Quispe was …
In July 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre against ronderos and community members in Buenavista, Los Morochucos district, Cangallo province. This attack took place in the context of the intensification of violence in the region during 1983, a year that registered the highest number of deaths in the department …
In February 1984, 17 villagers from Viscachayocc, in the district of Pampa Cangallo, were disappeared by soldiers from the Cangallo base. This event took place in the context of the intensification of violence in the area during 1984, when the Armed Forces carried out operations against alleged PCP-SL support bases. …
In April 1985, a 19-year-old woman was detained by the Peruvian Army and taken to the Base of Pampa Cangallo in Ayacucho. She was accused of being affiliated with Shining Path (SL) and subjected to physical torture, including beatings with firearms and kicks. The woman was also sexually assaulted by …
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 …
A PCP-SL column attacked a military convoy of the 'Mosca' Patrol belonging to the Counter-Subversive Base No 34 of Pampa Cangallo when it was returning from Huancasanccos. As a result, Infantry Captain José Arbulú Sime, Second Sergeant Ángel Vargas Tamara, Corporal Fabián Roldán Ortiz and Corporal Carlos Espinoza de la …
Four peasants from the community of Chuschi, province of Cangallo in Ayacucho, disappeared on March 14, 1991. Those responsible were identified as the head of the local police post and military personnel from the Pampa Cangallo base. This event occurred in a context of intensified political violence in the department …
