Murders in SAIS Tahuantinsuyo
In 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered more than 6 people in the SAIS Tahuantinsuyo, Santiago de Chuco, as part of its strategy to destroy the associative enterprises created by the Agrarian Reform.
In 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out assassinations in the SAIS Tahuantinsuyo, located in the province of Santiago de Chuco. According to the report, the PCP-SL assassinated more than 6 people in this Agricultural Society of Social Interest. This event is part of the initial strategy of the PCP-SL to destroy the associative enterprises created by the Agrarian Reform, taking advantage of the land conflicts and the economic and administrative crisis of these entities. The selective assassinations in the SAIS were part of the pattern of violence that the PCP-SL implemented to liquidate these cooperatives and gain support among disgruntled peasants.