Assault of Ayacucho prison

Assault of Ayacucho prison 1982
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru

Former Ayacucho prison that is currently an Feria Artesanal
DateMarch 2, 1982
Location
Result

Senderista victory

Belligerents
Peru Republican Guard Shining Path
Commanders and leaders
Peru Carlos Delgado Matallana
Peru Jorge Beraún Ramos
Peru Víctor de la Cruz Martínez
Elvira Ramírez Aranda Executed
Fajardo Vera Ramos
Strength
300 soldiers
300 guards
33 senderistas
Casualties and losses
9 killed 17 missing & wounded
5 executed

The Assault of Ayacucho prison was an incident in the Peruvian city of Ayacucho, also known as Huamanga, on March 2, 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.[1]

  1. ^ UPI (4 March 1982). "255 Jail Inmates Freed in Assault". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Retrieved 2 June 2012.