Lucanamarca Massacre

The Lucanamarca massacre was a violent event perpetrated by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in 1983 in the village of Lucanamarca, Peru. The massacre was part of the broader internal conflict in Peru, where the Shining Path targeted civilians as part of their revolutionary strategy. The leader of the Shining Path, Abimael Guzmán, justified the massacre as a necessary action in their revolutionary struggle.

Location: Lucanamarca, Perú

Actors

Shining Path perpetrator PCP-SL perpetrator Lucanamarca location of massacre Peru country where internal conflict occurred Abimael Guzmán leader of Shining Path

Tags

lucanamarca Shining Path Peru Abimael Guzmán human rights massacre

Related Events

Nearby in This Timeline

Same Tags in This Timeline

Back to Timeline