The last time I was in Pichiwillca, the village from which resistance to Sendero Luminoso was organized in the VRAE in the 1980s, the leaders of that overlooked but heroic …
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PCP-SL attack on Pichiwillca rejected by DECAS
On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed PCP-Sendero Luminoso members escorted by hundreds of peasants from the local force attacked Pichiwillca, the main DECAS base in the Apurimac River Valley. With the help of the ronderos of Anchihuay who immediately came to the defense of Pichiwillca, and …
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Attack on Pichiwillca and Subsequent Counteroffensive
On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed members of the PCP-SL, supported by local campesinos, attacked Pichiwillca, the main base of the DECAS in the VRAE. The attack was repelled with the help of local ronderos from Anchihuay and a detachment of the Peruvian Navy, resulting in …
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Attack on Pichiwillca and the Rise of CAD's Offensive
On April 13, 1988, a group of 40 Shining Path (PCP-SL) members, supported by hundreds of local campesinos, launched an attack on Pichiwillca, the main base of the DECAS in the VRA. The attack was repelled with the help of local ronderos and a military detachment, resulting in the deaths …
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Formal constitution of DECAS of the Apurimac River Valley in Pichiwillca
The arrival of the Montoneros to Pichiwillca in April or May 1984 marked a milestone in peasant organization. On June 21, 1984, the Anti-Subversive Civil Defense (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally constituted. From Pichiwillca, led by 19-year-old Antonio Cárdenas, the organization began to expand throughout the valley. …
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Formal constitution of DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) of the Apurimac River Valley.
On June 21, 1984, the "Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva" (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally established in Pichiwillca. From this place it began its expansion throughout the valley under the leadership of Antonio Cardenas, who would become the undisputed leader of the organization. This formal constitution took place in …
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