Calculation of Asháninkas under control of PCP-SL
In 1991, it was estimated that out of 55,000 Asháninka, about 10,000 were displaced, 6,000 died and about 5,000 were held captive by the PCP-SL in the Central Jungle. Between 30 and 40 Asháninka communities disappeared during the conflict.
By 1991, specialists and institutions estimated that out of 55,000 Asháninkas in the Central Jungle, about 10,000 were forcibly displaced in the Ene, Tambo and Perené valleys. It is estimated that 6,000 people died during the conflict and about 5,000 people were held captive under the control of the PCP-SL. Between 30 and 40 Asháninka communities disappeared during the years of the conflict. The year 1991 was the turning point in the Shining Path offensive in the region, when the Armed Forces, together with the Asháninka population organized in Rondas or Self-Defense Committees, began an important counter-offensive.