Hiking excursion in Lircay
Incursion of a Shining Path column in Lircay that forced district authorities to resign from their posts in September 1983, as part of the PCP-SL's strategy to establish 'liberated zones' in Angaraes.
In September 1983, a subversive column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the district of Lircay, province of Angaraes. During this incursion, the Shining Path forced local authorities to resign from their posts under threat. This action was part of the PCP-SL strategy of 'emptying the existing power' in the countryside to establish 'liberated zones' and impose their presence through the installation of 'Popular Committees' authorities. The event was part of a period of intensified violence in the area, where the PCP-SL sought to dismantle the 'old State' and control rural territory.