Yanasraccay

Timeline Events 2

• Jan. 1, 1983

  Murder of villagers in Yanasraccay

  The Shining Path murdered villagers in Yanasraccay, including parents. The subversives justified the murder of children by arguing that when they grew up and realized what had happened, they could take revenge or seek justice. For this reason, they decided not to leave the children alive. This testimony reveals the …

  Yanasraccay, provincia de Huanta, departamento de Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 3152

  #asesinatos #sendero-luminoso #yanasraccay #huanta #ayacucho #niños
• Jan. 1, 1984

  Trekking incursion in Pampacancha with 40 deaths

  Following the withdrawal of the marines from Pampacancha, a Shining Path incursion attacked the strategic village that concentrated people from the communities of Huanccacancha, Sacsahuillca, Mutuypata, Culluchaca and Yanasraccay. The attack resulted in 40 dead. The PCP-SL managed to infiltrate, divide and defeat the self-defense groups that had been organized …

  Pampacancha, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, página 4206

  #pampacancha #ayacucho #pcp-sl #masacre #comités-de-autodefensa