What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1988
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 31
- Coordinates
- 13.80° S, 73.99° W
- Description
- massacre in Peru
Cayara massacre
On May 14, 1988, the Peruvian military killed 39 peasants in the district of Cayara, Ayacucho. The massacre was carried out in retaliation for a Shining Path ambush that killed four soldiers.
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