In February 1982, a group of 200 heavily armed subversives attacked five villages in Tayacaja, resulting in the massacre of 15 villagers, including two municipal agents and a lieutenant governor. This event is part of a series of violent incidents in the region during the early 1980s, reflecting the intense …
In 1983, the Peruvian government established a political-military command in Ayacucho and the provinces of Huancavelica and Apurímac to combat subversive activities by the PCP-SL. The army set up a base in Pampas, Tayacaja, which became the center for counter-subversive operations. The installation of these bases led to increased military …
On January 15, 1983, one of the first confrontations between the subversive forces of the PCP-SL and an Army patrol took place in a spot in the district of Pampas, province of Tayacaja. This confrontation occurred shortly after the installation of the Political Military Command in Ayacucho and Huancavelica and …
On January 7, 1984, an Army patrol was ambushed by PCP-SL militants in the district of Pampas, province of Tayacaja. The attack resulted in the death of a soldier. This event occurred in the context of the first semester of 1984, when the combined forces of the Army and the …
In February 1984, the Peruvian army installed a military base in Chipao, a district in the province of Lucanas. This installation was motivated by the fact that the PCP-SL had managed to establish a support base in this town. From this military base, the army would exercise control over the …
In July 1985, the Marine Corps withdrew from Ayacucho and was replaced by the Army, which applied a more selective repression and sought a certain rapprochement with the population. The Marines, known locally as 'the navy', had been under the command of Commander Vega Llona since January 1983 in Huanta. …
In-depth interview conducted in the community of Pampas, Ayacucho, related to the events of August 14, 1985 in the Accomarca massacre. The interview documents testimonies about sexual violence and abuses committed against women during and after the massacre. The testimonies reveal that after the massacre, when there were mostly women …
On July 3, 1990, three PCP-SL subversives assassinated the Provincial Prosecutor in the town of Pampas, province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. This selective assassination occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's national offensive in 1990, when the death toll increased significantly in the provinces of Tayacaja and Churcampa. The …
