Armed strike in Huaycán
The Shining Path PCP called an armed strike in Huaycán on April 29 and 30, 1991 in response to their political defeat in the community's Second Statutory Congress. The population rejected the strike and continued with the elections under police protection.
In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the Urban Self-Managed Community of Huaycán, the Shining Path PCP suffered a political defeat when the delegates agreed not to entrust their security to the PCP-SL, but to organize themselves in mass self-defense against drug addiction, delinquency and violence. In response to this political defeat, the PCP-SL called for an armed strike on April 29-30, 1991 and attempted to sabotage the May elections. The elections were finally held with the majority support of the population, which requested guarantees from the National Police. On July 7, the Self-Defense Corps was created, which was also attacked by the PCP-SL, and in September of that year a military base was installed in the area and social assistance programs were increased.