Disappearance of 35 students from Universidad Nacional del Centro
On June 18, 1991, during the "red month" of the PCP-SL, 35 students of the Universidad Nacional del Centro in Huancayo disappeared. This event was part of the context of intensifying political violence in the country.
On June 18, 1991, 35 students from the Universidad Nacional del Centro in Huancayo disappeared. This event occurred during the so-called "red month of the PCP-SL", a period of intense violent actions that extended from May 17 (anniversary of the beginning of the PCP-SL war) to June 19 (heroic day or anniversary of the massacre of the prisons). The disappearance of these students occurred in a context of escalating political violence throughout the country. This case is part of the numerous forced disappearances documented during the internal armed conflict in Peru.