Assault of Ayacucho prison
| Assault of Ayacucho prison (1982) Huamanga assault (1982) | |||||||
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| Part of the Internal conflict in Peru | |||||||
Former Ayacucho prison that is currently an Feria Artesanal | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Republican Guard | Shining Path | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Carlos D. Matallana Jorge Beraún Ramos Victor de la Cruz |
Elvira R. Aranda Edith Lagos Saez Fajardo Vera Ramos † | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
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300 soldiers 300 guards | 33 senderistas | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 9 killed |
25 missing & wounded 5 executed | ||||||
The Assault of Ayacucho prison was an incident that occurred in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho (also known as Huamanga) on 2 March 1982. A group of 150 armed terrorists, members of the Sendero Luminoso, or Shining Path, staged simultaneous assaults on two local police stations before staging an assault on the prison, resulting in the release of 255 inmates. After a 5-hour battle, 16 people, including two prison guards, were dead and 12 people were wounded.