Sixth CUAVES Convention

The Sixth Convention of CUAVES (Comunidad Urbana Autogestionaria de Villa El Salvador) was held in August 1992 in a context of intense violence and pressure from the Shining Path PCP on the neighborhood organizations of Villa El Salvador. This convention was overrun by the subversive organization, which represented a significant success for the PCP-SL in its strategy of controlling the popular organizations. The event took place months after the assassination of María Elena Moyano in February 1992, who had been president of FEPOMUVES and a prominent opponent of Shining Path. The convention took place in the midst of an escalation of violence that included assassinations of neighborhood leaders, attacks and armed strikes.