Timeline Events 8

  1. Assault on Erapata Police Post and Subsequent Events

    On 27 September 1982, an assault on the police post in Erapata, Incahuasi, Cusco, resulted in the death of a police officer. This event was linked to the presence of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) in the region. In response, police forces from Illahuasi intervened in Mollebamba, arresting seven community members …

    Erapata, Incahuasi, Cusco, Peru CVR BDI-I-P643
  2. Assault on Erapata police post

    On September 27, 1982, there was an assault on the Erapata police post, in the district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. According to the official police communiqué, 27 armed terrorist elements participated and destroyed the police post. In the attack, the guard Luis Chávez Ordóñez was …

    Erapata, Vilcabamba, La Convención, Cuzco Informe CVR
  3. Assault on Civil Guard post in Erapata

    On October 1, 1982 there was an assault on the Civil Guard post located in Erapata, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Quillabamba. During this attack, one Civil Guard died. This event is part of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac river valley area. …

    Erapata, Vilcabamba, Quillabamba Informe CVR, página 101
  4. Confrontation in Erapata

    On April 30, 1984, the Civil Guard clashed with a column of hikers in Erapata, Vilcabamba district, in the department of Cuzco. In the confrontation, a police sergeant and 22 subversives were killed. In addition, the police arrested 10 women and 15 men. This confrontation occurred in the same district …

    Erapata, Vilcabamba, La Convención, Cuzco Informe CVR, página 92
  5. Collision with Civil Guard in Erapata, Lucmahuayco

    On April 30, 1984, there was an armed confrontation between the Civil Guard and subversive elements of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the town of Erapata, Lucmahuayco. The clash resulted in the death of 22 subversives and a police sergeant. This event was part of the escalation of violence that characterized …

    Erapata, Lucmahuayco Informe CVR, página 102
  6. Assassination of Journalists Hugo Bustíos and Eduardo Rojas

    On November 24, 1988, journalists Hugo Bustíos and Eduardo Rojas were obstructed by military authorities while investigating the murder of a woman and her son in Erapata, Peru. The military, under the command of 'Javier Landa Dupont', hindered their efforts to gather information. Bustíos was later summoned to the Castropampa …

    Erapata, Peru
  7. Murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra

    On November 24, 1988, in the hamlet of Erapata, province of Huanta, Ayacucho, Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, a journalist for the magazine Caretas, was murdered. This crime occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Ayacucho region, where both law enforcement and subversive groups were active. The murder of …

    Caserío de Erapata, Huanta, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 152
  8. Murder of journalist Hugo Bustíos Saavedra and attack on Eduardo Rojas Arce

    On November 24, 1988, journalists Hugo Bustíos Saavedra and Eduardo Yeny Rojas went to Erapata to investigate the murder of Primitiva Jorge Ayala and her son Guillermo Sulca Jorge by the Shining Path. They were ambushed by individuals in civilian clothes with white polo shirts who shot at them. Bustíos …

    Erapata, Huanta, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 1204-1213

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