Attack on the house of Mayor Jaime Ardiles
On January 15, 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the house of Izquierda Unida mayor Jaime Ardiles in Puno. This was one of the first violent acts of the Shining Path in the department of Puno during the beginning of the internal armed conflict.
On January 15, 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the house of Izquierda Unida (IU) mayor Jaime Ardiles in the city of Puno. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Puno, which were characterized by dynamite attacks against institutions and representatives of the State. The attack against Mayor Ardiles' house took place in the initial context of the internal armed conflict, when the Shining Path was beginning to establish its presence in the southern Andean region of the country.