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Arrest and death of 21 people by ronderos in Santa Rosa
In July 1993, peasant ronderos from Santa Rosa detained a group of people in the context of the internal armed conflict. During this event, 4 people were detained and 21 people were killed by the ronderos. This event is part of the period of violence between the counter-subversive peasant patrols …
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Operation Falcon - DECAS departs for Tambo to reorganize mountain patrols
On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo in an action called operation Halcón. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the rondas in the highland districts of La Mar province, whose authorities, faced with the advance of the PCP-SL, had sent a …
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Attack on Pichiwillca and the Rise of CAD's Offensive
On April 13, 1988, a group of 40 Shining Path (PCP-SL) members, supported by hundreds of local campesinos, launched an attack on Pichiwillca, the main base of the DECAS in the VRA. The attack was repelled with the help of local ronderos and a military detachment, resulting in the deaths …
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PCP-SL attack on Pichiwillca rejected by DECAS
On April 13, 1988, a column of forty heavily armed PCP-Sendero Luminoso members escorted by hundreds of peasants from the local force attacked Pichiwillca, the main DECAS base in the Apurimac River Valley. With the help of the ronderos of Anchihuay who immediately came to the defense of Pichiwillca, and …
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Marine Corps Retreat from the Apurimac River Valley
In July 1985, the Marine Corps withdraws from the Apurimac River Valley and is replaced by the Army. This withdrawal occurs after the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) and the army were on the offensive until mid-1985, while the PCP-SL was in retreat. The change of forces occurred at the height …
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13 terrorists killed in Pichari
On February 18, 1985, an armed confrontation took place in the area of Pichari, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. As a result of the combat, 13 PCP-Sendero Luminoso terrorists were killed. Four civilian guards were also wounded in the confrontation. This event was part of the period of …
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Shining Path's retreat in the Apurimac River Valley
By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …
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Arrest and disappearance of 4 residents of San Antonio de Pichihuillca
In August 1984, four villagers from San Antonio de Pichihuillca were detained by members of the Peruvian Army and subsequently disappeared. This event occurred in the context of the expansion of the Defensas Civiles Contrasubversivas (DECAS) in the Apurimac River Valley, where the organization had been formally constituted on June …
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Kidnapping and murder in San Queruato
In July 1984, members of the Self-Defense Committee kidnapped residents of San Queruato, Ayna district. As a result of this kidnapping, two people were killed. This event occurred in the context of the formation and expansion of the Counter-Subversive Civil Defense Forces (DECAS) in the Apurimac River Valley, a period …
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Formation of the Defense Civil Antisubversiva (DECAS)
The Defense Civil Antisubversiva (DECAS) was formally established on 21 June 1984 in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino militias in the Apurímac River valley. Under the leadership of Antonio Cárdenas, DECAS expanded throughout the valley, although their methods were controversial, with reports of …
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Formation of the Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva (DECAS) in the VRA
On 21 June 1984, the Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva (DECAS) was formally constituted in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino self-defense against subversive groups in the Apurímac River Valley. This organization, led by Antonio Cárdenas, expanded throughout the valley and played a crucial role in …
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Formal constitution of DECAS of the Apurimac River Valley in Pichiwillca
The arrival of the Montoneros to Pichiwillca in April or May 1984 marked a milestone in peasant organization. On June 21, 1984, the Anti-Subversive Civil Defense (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally constituted. From Pichiwillca, led by 19-year-old Antonio Cárdenas, the organization began to expand throughout the valley. …
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Formal constitution of DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) of the Apurimac River Valley.
On June 21, 1984, the "Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva" (DECAS) of the Apurimac River Valley was formally established in Pichiwillca. From this place it began its expansion throughout the valley under the leadership of Antonio Cardenas, who would become the undisputed leader of the organization. This formal constitution took place in …
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Rumor of arrival of montoneros from Chungui
In March 1984, rumors began to circulate among the population of the Apurimac River Valley about the arrival of montoneros (civil defense groups) from Chungui. The villagers received information that these groups were coming "like ants" and were progressively advancing through different localities. Their presence was first reported in Lechemayo, …
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Coca price boom
Between 1984 and 1986 there was a boom in the price of coca and its illicit derivatives in the Apurímac River Valley. This economic phenomenon coincided with a period of intense violence in the area, when the Shining Path was in full retreat in the face of the advance of …
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