1983 Lucanamarca massacre
The Lucanamarca massacre was a mass murder that took place in and around the town of Lucanamarca on 3 April 1983, by Sendero Luminoso rebels. The attack, which claimed the lives of 69 members of indigenous peasant families, was carried out by local cadre of the Shining Path in reprisal for a lynching death of its local commander.
| Lucanamarca massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of internal conflict in Peru | |
| Location | Lucanamarca, Peru |
| Date | 3 April 1983 |
| Target | Ronderos |
Attack type | Shooting, massacre, war crime |
| Weapons | Axes, machetes, firearms |
| Deaths | 69 |
| Perpetrators | Shining Path |
| Motive | Retaliation for lynching of Olegario Curitomay |
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