Place

Cuchicancha

Timeline Events 2

  • Incursiones de Sendero Luminoso en Ayacucho

    Beginning in 1983, Sendero Luminoso began raids in the annexes of Ccowisa, Cuchicancha and Parccahuanca in Ayacucho, Peru. These incursions included indoctrination of the population and assassinations of local authorities, which caused massive displacement of the population to safer areas due to fear and threats. The military attempted to organize …

    Acocro, Huamanga, Ayacucho, Peru 649
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  • Sendero Luminoso Attacks in Ayacucho

    In February 1984, a group of approximately 500 members of Sendero Luminoso entered the communities of Yanta Yanta and Cuchicancha in Ayacucho, Peru. They threatened the villagers and executed four individuals, warning that those against them must die or obey. This event marked a period of violence and intimidation by …

    Yanta Yanta and Cuchicancha, Ayacucho, Peru CVR. Testimonio Nº 201946, Distrito de Tambo, Provincia de La Mar, departamento de Ayacucho. Página 226.
    #sendero luminoso #ayacucho #1984 #violence #Peru