Putis massacre

Putis massacre
Part of Internal conflict in Peru
"Putis (123)" detail at The Eye that Cries memorial in Lima
LocationPutis, Peru
DateDecember 1984 (1984-12)
TargetPeasants
Attack type
Massacre
Deaths123
PerpetratorsPeruvian 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. The massacre occurred in December 1984.