Timeline Events 9

  1. Clashes Between MRTA and PCP-SL in the Huallaga Valley

    In January 1988, the MRTA and PCP-SL intensified their clashes in the Huallaga Valley over territorial control and economic benefits from the narcotics trade. A column of PCP-SL insurgents entered the Biavo Valley, reaching Barranca, a rapidly growing coca cultivation area. The insurgents gained local support by defending the farmers' …

    Huallaga Valley, Peru Capítulo anterior (referencia a Zona II del Huallaga)
  2. Detention and Torture in Peru

    In 1990, a person was detained by a police officer in the Province of Barranca, Lima, Peru. The detainee was taken to the Barranca Police Station, then transferred to the PIP of Barranca, and subsequently to the DINCOTE in Lima. This event highlights the pattern of violent detentions and the …

    Barranca, Lima, Peru CVR, Testimonios 202142, 100088, 100146, 700448
  3. Murder of Orlando Tapia and Santiago Jau in Barranca

    In 1992, Shining Path militants assassinated in Barranca the provincial mayoral candidate Orlando Tapia, who belonged to the Popular Action party. In the same event, Santiago Jau, owner of Radio Fortaleza, was assassinated. These selective assassinations were part of the PCP-SL strategy of attacking political authorities and public figures in …

    Barranca, Perú Informe CVR, página 477
  4. Murder of 6 people in Caraqueño

    In 1992, in the town of Caraqueño, Barranca province, a paramilitary group murdered six people. The victims were identified as Ernesto Arias Velásquez (teacher), César Rodríguez Esquivel (farmer), Felandro Castillo Manrique (farmer), John Calderón Ríos (student), Toribio Aponte Ortiz (farmer) and Pedro Agüero Rivera (driver). The report states that this …

    Caraqueño, Barranca, Perú Informe CVR, página 477
  5. Murder of Marco Antonio Martínez Morales

    In 1992, in the province of Barranca, six hooded men murdered Marco Antonio Martínez Morales. This murder occurred in the context of a series of crimes that the local population attributes to 'paramilitary groups' or the 'Colina Group'. The perpetrators of the crime have not been officially identified, although there …

    Barranca, Perú Informe CVR, página 477
  6. Militarization of the province

    Due to the intense violence in the area, the army militarized the province. In response to the escalation of actions by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the Peruvian state installed three military bases in strategic locations in the province of Barranca. This militarization was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented in the …

    Puerto Supe, Barranca y Paramonga, Perú Informe CVR, página 478

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