1980 presidential election
Presidential elections of May 1980 that marked the return to democracy in Peru. On the eve of these elections, the PCP-SL began its armed struggle with the assault on the electoral registry office in Chuschi, Ayacucho, as part of its strategy of electoral boycott.
In May 1980, presidential elections were held in Peru, marking the return to democracy after the military regime (1968-1980). On the eve of these elections, the PCP-SL broke into Chuschi, Cangallo, Ayacucho, assaulting the electoral registry office, an event that was barely mentioned by the Ayacucho and national press. The PCP-SL had decided to boycott these elections as part of its strategy to begin the armed struggle. Two weeks after the attack in Chuschi, a meeting of the Extended Political Bureau of the PCP-SL was held in Lima to take stock of the actions carried out and to prepare the guerrilla war.