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Starting at 9:00 this morning, the Ministerio Público will proceed with the handover of 105 bodies that were exhumed in the district of Santo Tomás de Pata, province of Angaraes, …
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In June 1994, the military base that had been in operation for almost a decade was withdrawn from the district of Marcas, in the province of Angaraes. This withdrawal took place in the context of a significant decrease in subversive activity after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and …
In February 1994, a Shining Path column raided the villages of Balcón and Picota as they attempted to enter the district of Santo Domingo. This event occurred in the context of Shining Path's final actions in the province of Angaraes, Huancavelica. The incursion occurred after the area had experienced years …
In February 1994, a Shining Path column raided the villages of Balcón and Picota, located in the district of Santo Domingo. This event occurred in a context of declining subversive activity, after the capture of Abimael Guzmán in 1992 and the 1993 peace accords. Subversive activity was so low at …
A Shining Path column entered the hacienda where the affiant worked, capturing her entire family. Later they stole their belongings and took them to an abandoned house, where they raped the affiant in the presence of her husband and children. The case is evidence of sexual violence as a form …
In 1992, the communities of Julcamarca managed to consolidate the Rondas Campesinas with the support of the army and the ronderos of Lircay. This consolidation process took place in a context of intensifying violence in the area, where the Shining Path had been systematically attacking members of the Rondas Campesinas. …
In 1992 there was an attack against a police detachment in the provinces of Acobamba or Angaraes, in the department of Huancavelica. The attack resulted in the death of 4 policemen. This event occurred in the context of the end of violence in the area, shortly before the capture of …
In November 1991, a Shining Path column raided the district of Santo Tomás de Pata and killed 37 members of the peasant patrols. This attack took place in the context of a PCP-SL offensive against the Self-Defense Committees, considered by the Shining Path as the main obstacle to its political-military …
In November 1991, 37 peasants were massacred in the district of Santo Tomás de Pata, province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica. The victims included women, the elderly and children. This event was part of the context of political violence that affected the country during the internal armed conflict. The massacre …
In October 1988, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the town of Puyhuán and killed 15 villagers. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions in the province of Angaraes, taking advantage of the withdrawal of the …
In June 1988, in the area of Cuticsa, province of Angaraes, a column of Shining Path members disguised as soldiers entered the town and killed 11 peasants. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions taking advantage of the …
The Julcamarca Military Base in the department of Huancavelica was identified as one of the places where sexual violence occurred during the internal armed conflict in 1985. The report mentions this military base in the context of multiple military installations where human rights violations were registered, including sexual violence against …
In November 1984, the Military Base was installed in Santo Tomás de Pata, in the province of Angaraes. This area was considered a "red bastion" and where violence began early due to its proximity to the northern part of the department of Ayacucho. The installation of this military base was …
In 1984, the first organized peasant resistance efforts were registered through self-defense committees in the province of Angaraes, department of Huancavelica. These organizations emerged mainly in the communities of Cuticsa, Yuraccocha, Anchahuay, Julcamarca, Secclla and Atunakihuay in response to the violence unleashed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The formation of these …
In September 1983, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the district of Lircay, province of Angaraes. During this incursion, the Shining Path forced local authorities to resign from their posts under threat. This action was part of the PCP-SL strategy of 'emptying the existing power' in the countryside …
In October 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an incursion in Santo Tomás de Pata, Angaraes province. During this action, the subversives looted merchants' stores to steal supplies and destroyed machinery and equipment. In response to this attack, a few days later the police 'Sinchis' raided the area for the …
In October 1982, the PCP-SL carried out an attack in Santo Tomás de Pata, looting merchants' stores and destroying machinery and equipment. In response to this attack, a few days later, the police 'Sinchis' raided the area for the first time with the objective of searching for the Shining Path …
A month after the Shining Path raid that frustrated the municipal elections in the community of Anchonga at the end of 1980, an attack was carried out against the high tension towers that left the province of Angaraes in darkness. This attack was part of the first actions of the …
In December 1980, there was an attack on the high voltage towers that left the entire province of Angaraes in darkness. This type of sabotage to the electrical infrastructure was one of the initial tactics used by the Shining Path in their campaign of political violence. The attack was part …
A column of subversives of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the community of Anchonga, province of Angaraes. The objective of this action was to frustrate the national municipal elections that were taking place at that time. This incursion was part of the first actions of the PCP-SL in the province of …
In the 1980 presidential elections in Peru, the Acción Popular party received significant support in the provinces of Acobamba and Angaraes, with Fernando Belaunde winning 45.35% of the vote in Acobamba and 62.72% in Angaraes. The municipal elections of the same year saw a high voter absenteeism rate, with 39.99% …
By the last months of 1980, the PCP-SL had already made contact with some mining settlements in Huancavelica, specifically those located near the department of Ayacucho. The mining centers contacted were Cobriza, Julcani and La Mejorada, located in the provinces of Churcampa and Angaraes respectively. This contact was relatively early …
