Chuschi

Chuschi is a town in the Chuschi District of the Cangallo Province of the Ayacucho Region of Peru. On May 17, 1980, Shining Path guerrillas began their war against the Peruvian state by burning ballot boxes in Chuschi. On March 14, 1991, government forces perpetrated the Chuschi massacre in the town.

External links

Coordinates: 13°35′S 74°21′W / 13.583°S 74.350°W / -13.583; -74.350

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the 12/5/2014. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.