Creation of the Self-Defense Corps of Huaycán
On July 7, 1991, the Self-Defense Corps was created in Huaycán as an organized response from the community against the Shining Path PCP's attempt to control the area. This organization was attacked by the PCP-SL, which led to the installation of a military base in September of the same year.
On July 7, 1991, the Self-Defense Corps was created in the human settlement of Huaycán, located in the Eastern Cone of Lima. This creation was the result of a process of community resistance against the Shining Path PCP, which had tried to establish political control in the area. In April 1991, during the Second Statutory Congress of the Self-Managed Urban Community of Huaycán, 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. The Self-Defense Corps was attacked by the PCP-SL after its creation, and in September of that year a military base was installed in the area with increased social assistance programs.