Internal armed conflict in Chungui
The district of Chungui suffered one of the most devastating impacts of Peru's internal armed conflict, with 1,381 dead and missing between 1980-2000, representing 17% of its population. The violence caused a 47.5% population decline and the massive displacement of entire communities.
The district of Chungui was one of the territories most affected by the internal armed conflict in Peru. Between 1980 and 2000, 1,381 people were recorded dead and missing, almost 17% of the district's population counted in 1981. The conflict involved actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the Armed Forces, and peasant patrols, with multiple massacres, rape, torture and forced displacement. The district's population dropped by 47.5% between the 1981 and 1993 censuses, especially in rural areas where the drop was 51%. Shining Path indoctrination began in 1980 at the Oronqoy high school, where subversive teachers began recruiting students from 19 communities in Oreja de Perro.