22 peasants killed by anti-subversive patrols
On December 29, 1984, rondas or anti-subversive paramilitary groups assassinated 22 peasants from several communities in La Mar, Ayacucho. This event was part of the context of generalized violence that affected the region during 1984.
On December 29, 1984, 22 peasants from various communities of La Mar (Ayacucho) were killed by the so-called rondas or paramilitary groups against members of the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of the escalation of violence that characterized 1984 in the emergency zone of Ayacucho. The rondas, also known as anti-subversive paramilitary groups, executed these peasants in what constituted one of the multiple acts of violence registered during that period. The event occurred a few days after other violent attacks in the region, including the murder of 22 ronderos by the PCP-SL in Puca, Huanta, on December 5.