Assassination of authorities of Huaychao by PCP-SL
In December 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of the community of Huaychao. This crime was part of a series of assassinations of peasant authorities that triggered the first inter-communal rebellion against the Shining Path.
The Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of the community of Huaychao in December 1982. This was part of a series of assassinations of peasant leaders in neighboring communities in the highlands of Huanta province. These assassinations were a determining factor that led the communities in the area to organize for self-defense and stage the first inter-communal rebellion against the PCP-SL. The assassination of these authorities was part of the Shining Path's strategy to control the peasant communities in the region.