Battle of Uchiza (1987)
| First Battle of Uchiza | |||||||
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| Part of the Internal Conflict in Peru | |||||||
 Uchiza district | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Peruvian Civil Guard |
 People's Guerrilla Army | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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30 police (in May 28) 200–300 police[1] (in June 6) | 300–400 senderistas[1] | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 6 killed[1] | 50–140 missing[1] | ||||||
| 4 civilians dead | |||||||
The Battle of Uchiza also kwnow Capture of Uchiza (Spanish: Captura de Uchiza de 1987) was an act perpetrated by the People's Guerrilla Army of the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path between May 30 and June 6, 1987.[1]
The city was later recaptured by the Peruvian Civil Guard during clashes, and the remains of ten people, six police officers and four civilians, were discovered.[1]
Subversive position
[edit]The Peruvian Communist Party-Shining Path, its armed wing, the People's Guerrilla Army, and drug-trafficking allies were attempting to boycott the National Coca Company (ENACO). The methods used to attack ENACO ranged from pure militant harassment to resorting to a form of price war, where ENACO could not cover the excessive supply of pro-Sendero coca growers, causing the public company to collapse. The Peruvian state 's plan to implement non-coca crops failed.[1]
Battle of the city
[edit]On May 30, 1987, the Guerrilla Army entered Uchiza at 11 p.m., focusing on the Uchiza police base of the Peruvian Civil Guard. Animals were scared to attract the attention of the officers, but they were confused and surprised by 300 Communist Party militants, who shot at them. The incident resulted in the death of ten police officers.[1] The site was subsequently set on fire; the fire spread, and the smoke also killed four members of a family home.[1]
The occupation lasted approximately one week, from late May to early June, during which the Party imposed a regime of terror and repression among the population and prisoners of war.[1]
The Peruvian Civil Guard reorganized to liberate the town, with approximately 200 to 300 troops confronting the insurgents.
Result and consequences
[edit]The mayor of the Uchiza district called for greater state intervention. The Ministry of the Interior held ceremonies in honor of those killed, in the presence of their widows and families.[1]
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