| Putis massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Internal conflict in Peru | |
.jpg) "Putis (123)" detail at The Eye that Cries memorial in Lima | |
| Location | Putis, Peru |
| Date | December 1984 |
| Target | Peasants |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Deaths | 123 |
| Perpetrators | Peruvian Army |
The Putis Massacre was a massacre of 123 campesinos carried out by the Peruvian Army in a rural hamlet in the Santillana District of the Huanta Province in the Ayacucho Region of Peru.[1] The massacre occurred in December 1984.
- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estadística e Informática, Banco de Información Digital Archived 2008-04-23 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved June 16, 2008.