Assault of Ayacucho prison

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Assault of Ayacucho prison 1982
Part of the Internal conflict in Peru
Former Ayacucho prison that is currently an Feria Artesanal
Date March 2, 1982 Location Ayacucho, Huamanga Province Result Senderista victory Escape of prisoners senderistas, emerretistas and other communists.
Belligerents
Republican Guard	Shining Path
Commanders and leaders
Carlos Delgado Matallana Jorge Beraún Ramos Víctor de la Cruz Martínez	Elvira Ramírez Aranda  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]