Death of 32 people in Socos
On November 13, 1983, members of the Socos Civil Guard killed 32 people in the district of Socos, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. This event was one of the massacres with the greatest public impact that occurred in the rural area of Huamanga during 1983.
On November 13, 1983, 32 people were killed in Socos, a district in the province of Huamanga. This event was perpetrated by members of the Civil Guard (GC) of Socos. The Socos massacre occurred in the context of the entry of the Armed Forces into the region in 1983 and the installation of the political-military command, which radically changed life in Huamanga and its region. This event is in addition to other massacres of great public impact that occurred in the rural area of Huamanga during 1983, such as those of Acocro (May and June), Chiara (July and September), forming part of the most violent period of the internal armed conflict in the area.