Attack on the Guardia Civil post in Vischongo
On January 10, 1981, the PCP-SL attacked the Vischongo Civil Guard post in Vilcashuamán. This attack was part of a sustained offensive against the police to generate a 'power vacuum' in the Ayacucho countryside.
On January 10, 1981, the PCP-SL attacked the Vischongo Civil Guard post in the province of Vilcashuamán. This attack was part of a sustained strategy of the PCP-SL during 1981 to attack the police, pushing them back and generating a 'power vacuum' in the countryside. The objective was to leave a favorable terrain to convert the communities in this area into their 'support bases'. This post would be attacked again on March 22, 1982. On July 31, 1982, the Vischongo mini-hydroelectric plant was destroyed simultaneously with the Vilcashuamán power plant as part of the sabotage to the public infrastructure.