On July 14, 1982, the governor of Cayara, in the province of Fajardo, was assassinated as part of the PCP-SL's strategy to "beat the countryside" by assassinating authorities and "enemies" in general. This assassination is part of a series of violent actions that the PCP-SL carried out during 1982 against …
A neighbor committed to PCP-SL came to the affiant's house asking for lodging. Once in the house, in front of her crying children, he threatened to kill her and then raped her. The affiant became pregnant and had a child who was later recognized by the subversive. However, after this, …
The Cayara massacre occurred in 1988 and involved the killing of civilians by the Peruvian military. Despite the establishment of parliamentary investigative commissions, efforts to hold those responsible accountable were thwarted by political interference and intimidation of witnesses. The case exemplified the broader pattern of impunity during this period in …
In 1988, several residents of Cayara and surrounding communities were mysteriously murdered or disappeared after witnessing military atrocities. On June 29, 1988, individuals including Gregorio Ipurre Ramos and Catalina Ramos Palomino were forcibly taken by masked individuals, believed to be linked to the military, and have been missing since. On …
In May 1988, a military convoy was ambushed by PCP-SL, leading to a severe military retaliation in the town of Cayara, Peru. Reports emerged of a massacre where over 50 villagers were allegedly killed by military forces. Despite official denials of wrongdoing, testimonies from local residents prompted an investigation by …
In May 1988, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announces tougher measures against terrorism. The Interministerial Commission for the counter-subversive fight was created as part of the hardening of government policy. The commission was formally installed in June 1988 and was made up of the Minister of Defense (López Albújar), …
The CVR identified significant political responsibility of the PAP government in the cover-up of the Cayara massacre, which occurred in May 1988. A Senate commission led by PAP member Carlos Enrique Melgar concluded that the massacre did not happen, despite contrary evidence from a minority of the commission and a …
On May 8, 1988, President Alan Garcia Perez announced his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and energetic. This declaration was accompanied by Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo, who pointed out that the anti-terrorist law had to be corrected, since it gave special protective treatment to …
On May 13, 1988, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso ambushed a military convoy in Erusco, near Cayara. Four members of the armed forces were killed in the attack: a captain, two corporals and a sergeant. This attack took place in the context of a new offensive by the PCP-SL in search of …
On May 13, 1988, a column of the Shining Path PCP ambushed an army convoy in the vicinity of the community of Cayara. In retaliation for this attack, a law enforcement patrol raided the community of Cayara, gathered the population in the plaza and killed 28 peasants in cold blood. …
In response to an ambush by the PCP Sendero Luminoso on a military convoy, a patrol of government forces entered the community of Cayara on May 13, 1988. They gathered the population and executed 28 peasants in cold blood. This event marked one of the most notorious attacks on a …
On May 13, 1988, in retaliation for a Shining Path PCP column ambushing an Army convoy in the vicinity of the community, a law enforcement patrol raided Cayara. Law enforcement forces gathered the population in the community and killed 28 peasants in cold blood. This was one of the most …
On May 14, 1988, a massacre took place in Cayara, Ayacucho, perpetrated by the Peruvian Army. During the military incursion 25 men were killed. Testimonies collected by the CVR indicate that during the massacre sexual violations were committed against women. One woman who was raped during these events managed to …
In retaliation to the Shining Path attack the day before, Army forces executed the Operational Plan 'Persecution' commanded by Major Miguel Nájar Acosta. Approximately 200 military troops entered Cayara where they killed villagers gathered in the church celebrating the feast of the Virgin of Fatima. Indalecio Palomino Tueros, Teodosio Noa …
Military personnel arrived at Cceschua where most of the Cayara population had taken refuge. In the place called Ccahuaypampa they gathered all the villagers and accused them of having participated in the Erusco attack. They selected approximately 20 men (young and adult) whom they physically abused, put prickly pear cactus …
On May 14, 1988, members of the Peruvian Army, in retaliation for an ambush on a convoy, entered the district of Cayara in the province of Victor Fajardo. They gathered the entire population and killed 35 peasants without explanation. On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers denied …
A massacre of peasants was committed by the Peruvian Army in Cayara. Not only was a machinery of silence and impunity set up, but also unjustifiable political maneuvers in the Congress of the Republic effectively prevented the official acceptance of the serious facts. The investigation had to be paralyzed due …
The investigation into the Cayara massacre, where communeros were killed and disappeared, was led by Dr. Carlos Escobar Pineda under the direction of Dr. Manuel Catacora Gonzáles. Despite evidence suggesting the involvement of General José Valdivia Dueñas, the investigation faced significant challenges, including the death of witnesses and threats to …
On May 18, 1988, several residents of the communities of Cayara and Erusco were detained by military forces due to their names being on a list of suspected subversives. Among those detained were Samuel García, Alejandro Echeccaya García, and Jovita García Suárez, who were later executed. The bodies were initially …
On May 21, the Presidency of the Council of Ministers pointed out the "falsity of an alleged massacre of peasants" in Cayara. The authorities stated that they had found "no evidence of bombings, fires or fighting in the locality". The presidency affirmed that most of the testimonies presented to the …
Javier Arrasco's death occurred on May 31, 1988, when the Comité de Lucha de Comensales de Cangallo was demonstrating against the massacre of peasants in Cayara. The police irresponsibly fired their firearms during the student demonstration. After the murder, the board of comensales issued a statement protesting the police repression, …
Indefinite strike called and led by the Huanuco Defense Front during June 1988. The strike was motivated by disagreements over the regionalization project that the government was implementing at that time. The protest was violently repressed by the forces of law and order. A UNMSM university student was killed by …
The Interministerial Coordinating Commission for the Fight against Subversion was installed as part of the strategy of the APRA government to fight subversion. The commission was integrated by three key cabinet ministers: the Minister of Defense, General EP Enrique López Albújar Trint; the Minister of the Interior, Agustín Soria; and …
A peaceful student protest at the National University of San Marcos (UNMSM) in Peru turned violent when a university student was killed, allegedly by police forces. The protest was in response to the killings in Cayara, and the incident led to the detention of over 400 students, sparking further demonstrations.
On June 9, 1988, the Executive Branch called for two extraordinary legislatures of the Peruvian Congress. The first legislature was scheduled between June 14 and 26 to approve the bills for the creation of the pending regions within the framework of the country's regionalization process. The second legislature was to …
Hooded persons (presumably military) entered the homes of residents of Cayara and forcibly detained them. Gregorio Ipurre Ramos, Guzmán Palomino Bautista, Humberto Ipurre, Benigna Palomino de Ipurre and Catalina Ramos Palomino disappeared. According to witnesses, these people had denounced to President Alan Garcia Perez the excesses perpetrated in Cceschua, which …
On August 13, 1988, a mass grave containing several bodies was discovered in Cayara. This discovery occurred three months after the massacre of May 14, 1988, when members of the Peruvian Army entered the district of Cayara in retaliation for an ambush on a military convoy. During that raid, the …
Justiniano Tinco García, Fernandina Palomino Quispe and Antonio Felix García Tipe were killed while traveling in a truck near Cayara. They were intercepted by hooded persons who selected these three people from a group of 15 who were traveling and subsequently killed them. They were witnesses to the events that …
Martha Crisóstomo García was murdered in Ayacucho on August 8, 1989. She was a key witness in the Cayara massacre, having recognized the body of a Cayara villager before prosecutor Carlos Escobar Pineda. Her testimony had been collected by the Senate investigative commission. The murder occurred in the context of …
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, …
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