Installation of military base in Huaycán
In September 1991, a military base was installed in Huaycán following the political defeat of the PCP-SL in the community congress in April. The military base and social assistance programs contributed to the failure of the Shining Path's attempt at political control in the area.
In September 1991, a military base was installed in Huaycán, a human settlement in the Eastern Cone of Lima. This installation took place after 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 self-defense. Along with the installation of the military base, social assistance programs were increased in the area. Although the Shining Path PCP remained on the prowl and later assassinated some leaders such as Zacarías Magallanes and Pascuala Rosado, their attempt at political control failed.