Assault in Chuschi - Beginning of the armed struggle of the PCP-SL
The PCP-SL assaulted the electoral registry office in Chuschi, Cangallo, Ayacucho, on the eve of the May 1980 presidential elections, marking the symbolic beginning of the armed struggle. Four suspects were captured and the event was barely mentioned by the press.
On the eve of the presidential elections of May 1980, the PCP-SL broke into Chuschi, Cangallo, Ayacucho, attacking the electoral registry office. This event marked the symbolic beginning of the internal war unleashed by the Shining Path. The action culminated with the capture of four suspects. The event was barely mentioned by the Ayacucho and national press, without its true historical importance being appreciated. Two weeks after the assault, a meeting of the Enlarged Political Bureau was held in Lima to take stock of the actions carried out and to prepare the guerrilla war.