Attacks on Civil Guard posts in Orurillo and Umachiri
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri in the province of Melgar, Puno, on August 18, 1982. This was one of the first attacks against police installations in the department of Puno during the initial period of the internal armed conflict.
On August 18, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso simultaneously attacked the Civil Guard posts of Orurillo and Umachiri, located in the province of Melgar, department of Puno. This attack was part of the initial actions of the Shining Path in the department of Puno during the period 1980-1983. The attack on these police posts took place in the context of the first subversive incursions in the area, which were mainly characterized by dynamite attacks against State institutions and representatives.