In August 1983, Julio Orozco Huamaní, the secretary general of the Federation of Campesinos of the Valley of the Apurímac River, was assassinated at the Hacienda Lusiana, a base of the Peruvian Navy. This event marked a significant escalation in the violence in the region, leading to the disbandment of …
In 1984, the first anti-subversive rondas were formed in the province of Huamanga and the Apurímac River Valley. These groups, composed of local peasants, were either pressured by the military or formed voluntarily to combat the PCP-SL insurgents. The rondas played a significant role in countering the subversive activities, often …
The Defense Civil Antisubversiva (DECAS) was formally established on 21 June 1984 in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino militias in the Apurímac River valley. Under the leadership of Antonio Cárdenas, DECAS expanded throughout the valley, although their methods were controversial, with reports of …