In 1965, the Asháninka people found themselves caught in the violence between the guerrilla group Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionario (MIR) and the Peruvian military. The MIR, led by José De la Puente Uceda, moved their operations to the Asháninka territory in the province of Satipo, Junín, as military repression intensified. …
In 1965, the Central Jungle of Peru, particularly the regions of Chanchamayo and Satipo, witnessed the presence of guerrillas from the Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria (MIR). This period was marked by significant conflict as the guerrillas used the area for their activities. The presence of these groups contributed to the …
San Ramón was established as a province in 1977, separating from the larger Satipo province in the Selva Central region of Peru. The creation of the province included six districts: Vitoc, San Ramón, Chanchamayo, San Luis de Shuaro, Perené, and Pichanaki. This development was part of a broader regional growth …
On May 17, 1984, an event occurred that disconcerted the population of Cutivireni, in the district of Rio Tambo. This event marked one of the first significant moments of the PCP-SL presence in the area. The news of the war initiated by the PCP-SL years before arrived late to the …
At the end of 1987, the PCP-SL consolidated armed columns that moved relatively freely between the highland and jungle zones of Junín. This mobilization capacity allowed it to decree more frequent "armed strikes" in the areas where it had influence and exercised greater control. The PCP-SL began to gain greater …
Between 1987 and 1990, the PCP-SL established control over a large part of the province of Satipo through a strategy of systematic terror. In 1987 they began the first selective assassinations of authorities in colonist communities. During 1989 they intensified the forced recruitment of young people and children in both …
At the end of 1987, the PCP-SL managed to establish armed columns that moved relatively freely between the highlands and jungle of Junín, which allowed it to decree armed strikes with greater frequency in the areas where it exercised control. The PCP-SL began to gain greater presence in the central …
In 1987, the MRTA began military operations on a larger scale, with the central jungle being the main scenario of the Tupacamarista Popular Army's actions. The Alto and Bajo Yurinaki, Pichanaki; Villarica, Palcazú and Puerto Bermúdez, in the province of Oxapampa and, to a lesser extent, for a very short …
In 1987, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) committed the first selective assassinations of authorities in the colonist communities of Satipo province. These assassinations marked the beginning of a systematic strategy of terror that the PCP-SL would implement in the region during the following years. The selective assassinations were part of a …
From the second half of 1987, the PCP-SL organized popular committees in the territory of many communities in Junín, settling in the Canipaco valley in mid 1988. By the end of 1987, the PCP-SL had armed columns that moved relatively freely from one zone to another in the highlands and …
On August 22, 1987, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) dynamited a branch of the Agrarian Bank located in Satipo, province of Junin. After the bombing, MRTA members raised the movement's flag at the site. This attack was part of a series of armed actions that MRTA had been carrying …
In 1988 the province of Satipo was declared in a State of Emergency due to the intensification of subversive activities of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) in the region. The subversive group with the greatest presence in the province of Satipo was (and still is) the PCP-SL Luminoso. This declaration took …
Around 1988, the PCP-SL began a more aggressive campaign of actions in the Central Jungle, increasing its presence through more regular visits to native communities, especially Asháninka. That same year, the province of Satipo was declared in a State of Emergency due to the intensification of subversive activities. The PCP-SL …
In the Río Negro district, the community members heard about the transit of armed Shining Path members since 1988. This event is framed within the period of PCP-SL control of Satipo between 1987 and 1990. In 1987, PCP-SL had begun to commit the first selective assassinations of authorities in the …
In 1988, the Peruvian government under President Alan García declared a state of emergency in the provinces of Chanchamayo, Oxapampa, and Satipo due to the increasing subversive activities and territorial expansion of the PCP-SL and MRTA. This measure was taken as the insurgent groups were establishing control over various regions, …
Faced with the increase in subversive actions and the territorial expansion of the PCP-SL and MRTA in the region, Alan Garcia's government declared the provinces of Chanchamayo, Oxapampa and Satipo in a state of emergency in 1988. This measure was taken in response to the growing control that both subversive …
In October 1988, the entire department of Junín and the province of Oxapampa in Pasco, Peru, were declared in a state of emergency due to the activities of the Shining Path (PCP-SL). The group had established numerous People's Committees in the Ene Valley, expanding their influence to various districts and …
During 1989, the PCP-SL significantly intensified its actions in the Central Jungle, particularly in the province of Satipo. The presence of the PCP-SL in the area became widespread and open, increasing its visits to native communities and carrying out looting accompanied by initial indoctrination of the population through prolonged meetings. …
Between 1989 and 1990, the PCP-SL began a clandestine indoctrination process aimed at leaders and authorities of the colonist communities in the province of Satipo. This process was part of the territorial control strategy that the subversive group implemented in the area. The indoctrination was developed in parallel to the …
During 1989, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) significantly intensified the recruitment of youth and children in the province of Satipo. This recruitment campaign was carried out both in the cities and in rural areas near the highway. Forced recruitment was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to …
By 1989, the presence of the PCP-SL in the Central Jungle was widespread and open, especially in the province of Satipo. The subversive group intensified its actions, reaching absolute control of the entire Ene River and Alto Tambo by 1990. During this year, PCP-SL increased its actions in the area, …
Shining Path murdered Wilson, son of a declarant, with a bullet for not properly carrying out surveillance. The young man had climbed a tree to keep watch but was found sleeping by Shining Path security, with his gun on the ground. The rule was clear: if you sleep during surveillance, …
In 1989, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) significantly intensified its actions in the province of Satipo, reaching absolute control of the entire Ene River and the Alto Tambo up to the Poyeni bend by 1990. During this year, PCP-SL increased its actions in the area, carrying …
At the end of 1989, a counter-subversive base was installed at Km 4 of the marginal road in Satipo. This military installation had a significant impact on the dynamics of the conflict in the area, as it encouraged the reaction of the natives and settlers against the Shining Path PCP. …
A mother says that the Shining Path killed her 9 children during captivity. The children got sick because they did not eat well, everything was measured and in small portions, without salt or oil, only nettle and other herbs. When the hikers ordered a 'retreat', the children who could not …
During the late 1980s, the internal armed conflict in Peru deeply affected the Central Jungle region, particularly the provinces of Satipo and Chanchamayo. By 1989, the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) had gained control over much of Satipo, while the Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) was active in Oxapampa and Chanchamayo. …
On January 23, 1989, the Aprista provincial mayor of Satipo, Fidel Juarez Torres, was assassinated. This crime took place in a context of intensifying political violence in the department of Junín during 1989. The assassination was part of a systematic campaign against elected authorities, with 1989 being the year with …
On February 13, 1989, PCP-SL militants kidnapped and murdered native leader Isaías Charete Quinchoquer, who was president of the Campa Asháninka Río Ene Organization (OCARE). The murder occurred in the native community of Centro Tzomaveni, located in the district of Pangoa, province of Satipo. This crime was part of the …
On 13 February 1989, militants of the PCP-SL kidnapped and killed Isaías Charete Quinchoquer, the president of the Organization Campa Asháninka Río Ene (OCARE), in the native community of Centro Tzomaveni in the district of Pangoa, province of Satipo. This event was part of a broader campaign of violence by …
On April 28, 1989, two MRTA columns encountered Peruvian Army forces in the district of Molinos (Jauja) and were practically annihilated in combat. A column of thirty heavily armed subversives operating in the area of Satipo and Chanchamayo had begun a movement towards the highlands to unite with another column …
Jorge Munguía Crisóstomo, leader of the JCP and member of the student federation, an active opponent of the PCP-SL, was assassinated while traveling to Satipo. A Shining Path column pulled him out of the car and executed him. He had previously denounced that he had been assaulted and threatened with …
In mid-1989, in the central jungle, the PCP-SL achieved absolute control of the Ene River basin and part of the Tambo River basin, thus gaining control of the entire province of Satipo (Junín). This territorial control was achieved at the cost of the razing of dozens of communities, the murder …
In Shining Path camps, children studied and worked from the age of 7, picking rice and working according to their ability. From the age of 12 they took up arms. They studied pure Shining Path politics with a teacher every day. They were taught to make weapons out of sticks …
Between 1989 and 1990, the PCP-SL intensified its actions in the province of Satipo through the forced recruitment of young people and children, the clandestine indoctrination of leaders and authorities of settler communities, and the selective assassination of settlers. Due to its strategy of systematic terror, by 1990 the PCP-SL …
In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in the colonist communities of Unión, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo and San Francisco de Cubaro in the province of Satipo. These assassinations were part of the terror strategy implemented by the Shining Path to control a large part of the province. The …
During 1990, 76 teachers serving in the Satipo jungle disappeared. The teachers worked in different annexes in the Ene River Valley and could only leave the area twice a year, in July and December. In July 1990, when the teachers from all over the Ene River Valley were about to …
In 1990, the PCP-SL (Shining Path) carried out a first massacre in the settler community of Monterrico, located in the Tsiriari valley, Mazamari district, Satipo province. This attack was part of a series of selective assassinations that the PCP-SL committed that year in several colonist communities in the area, including …
The Shining Path PCP assassinated 15 ronderos from the Tsiriari valley communities in Dos de Mayo. This provoked the affected communities to move to Mazamari in search of protection. The assassination occurred in the context of the control that the PCP-SL had been developing in the Satipo area, which turned …
By the end of 1990, the PCP-SL managed to establish absolute control over the entire Ene River and the upper Tambo River, up to the Poyeni bend. This control was the result of an intensification of actions that began in 1989, when the PCP-SL increased its presence in the area …
In 1990, the PCP-SL committed selective assassinations in colonist communities in the Tsiriari valley, including Union, Santa Isabel, Dos de Mayo, San Francisco de Cubaro and Monterrico. The massacre of fifteen ronderos in Dos de Mayo was a crucial event that marked the massive displacement of Tsiriari valley communities to …
By the end of 1990, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso managed to establish absolute control over the entire Ene River and the upper Tambo up to the Poyeni bend. This control was the result of an intensification of actions that began in 1989, when PCP-SL increased its presence through regular visits to …
On April 12, 1990, a group of armed individuals associated with the subversive group Sendero Luminoso attacked the village of Sonomoro in the province of Satipo, Junín. The attackers brutally murdered several members of the Serrano family, including two young girls who were first raped and then killed. This event …
A delegation from the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights of the United Nations arrived in Lima at the invitation of the Peruvian government. The delegation was tasked with investigating human rights violations, including the case of 82 teachers who were kidnapped by PCP-SL detachments since May 1990 in the province …
On September 25, 1990, an armed confrontation took place between peasant ronderos and PCP-SL forces in the area known as the 'Rock', located in the Tsiriari valley. This confrontation was interpreted by the displaced inhabitants as a significant defeat for the PCP-SL in the region. As a consequence of this …
In 1991, the Peruvian Army installed a counter-subversive base in Cutivireni, located in the district of Rio Tambo. This installation was part of a broader military strategy in which the Army established bases in strategic areas of the central jungle to combat the Shining Path PCP. The base was established …
At the end of 1991, the Army entered the province of Satipo and compulsively organized the population into urban and peasant patrols. The native patrols, which had been confronting the PCP-SL on their own initiative, received support from the army. In 1991, the Ashaninka of the Ene and Tambo rivers …
In 1991, the Ashaninka of the Ene and Tambo rivers organized themselves into Self-Defense Committees to confront the PCP-SL. This organization took place in the context of the Army's entry into Satipo at the end of 1991, when the armed forces compulsively organized the population into urban and peasant patrols. …
In May 1991, teachers working in the Satipo jungle were captured by the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of the expansion of Shining Path control in the province of Satipo, particularly in the Ene River basin and part of the Tambo River basin. By the end of 1991, …
The military intelligence report from the Joint Command in Washington on May 24 noted that the Army commander on the Mantaro Front was determined to stop drug trafficking and reestablish government control in Satipo, where he had set up his headquarters. In the midst of great difficulties and facing serious …
At the invitation of the Peruvian government, a delegation from the United Nations Inter-American Commission on Human Rights arrived in Lima. The purpose of the visit was to investigate cases of human rights violations in the country. Among the specific cases to be investigated was that of 82 teachers who …
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