Black May Massacre
On July 16, 1984, PCP-SL militants disguised as soldiers hijacked a bus of the 'Cabanino' company in Negro Mayo and killed 30 people. This attack was the beginning of a "razing" campaign that left more than 100 dead in several communities in the area.
On July 16, 1984, in Negro Mayo, a group of PCP-SL militants disguised as soldiers hijacked a bus from the 'Cabanino' company on its way to Soras, killing 30 people. This massacre was part of a wider campaign of violence, as the same Shining Path column in the following days would initiate a 'razing' killing 40 people in Chaupihuasi, then 30 more people in Doce Corral, and ending in Soras with the killing of 18 people. More than 100 dead would be, according to the declarants, the balance of this 'raid of the countryside' carried out by the Shining Path column against the communities. This event occurred in a context of growing community opposition to the actions of the PCP-SL in the Soras, Larcay and Paucaray areas.