Formation of Contrasubversive Organizations in Ayacucho and Huancavelica
In 1984, campesinos in the Ayacucho and Huancavelica regions of Peru began forming counter-subversive organizations in response to the actions of the PCP-SL (Shining Path). Initially sympathetic to the PCP-SL, the local population turned against the group due to restrictions on mobility and the replacement of politically trained leaders with …