Acocro Massacres
Massacres occurred in Acocro, Huamanga, during May and June 1983, perpetrated by both the Peruvian Army and the PCP-SL, resulting in dozens of civilian victims in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region.
In May and June 1983, in the rural area of Huamanga, the Acocro massacres occurred, which were among those with the greatest public impact in the region. These massacres occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region and the installation of the political-military command that radically changed life in Huamanga. In May 1983, members of the Peruvian Army razed Matará, Acocro, where they burned houses, killed, tortured and disappeared approximately 25 people. In June 1983, the PCP-SL murdered 14 people in Acocro. These massacres were part of a strategy of indiscriminate repression that can be explained by the lack of a defined and efficient strategy to spare the lives of innocent civilians.