Burning of the red flag of the PCP-SL in Uchuraccay
During the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary, Alejandro Huamán, president of Uchuraccay, removed and burned a red PCP-SL flag that had been placed on a hill in the community. This act of defiance resulted in his subsequent assassination by the PCP-SL in late 1982.
During the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in Uchuraccay, the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso placed a red flag on one of the community's hills. Alejandro Huamán, president of the community of Uchuraccay, took out the flag and publicly burned it. This act of defiance was a manifestation of the community's rejection of the PCP-SL. The incident occurred in the context of previous tensions, as in the first week of October the community members had expelled "Martin" and five other members of the PCP-SL who were trying to establish a Popular School for Women in the community. This act of burning the flag would have fatal consequences, since at the end of November or beginning of December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated Alejandro Huamán in retaliation for leading the expulsion of their militants and for having burned the red flag.