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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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 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 …
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 …
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