In October 1984, the Shining Path PCP carried out an attack by setting fire to the Franciscan mission of Cutivireni, located on the Tambo River. The attack also included the destruction of a farm and houses near the mission. This event was part of the systematic work of penetration and …
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 …
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 1989, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) insurgents entered the Río Kiatari community, attacking and looting homes, and killing leaders. Many families fled, but some returned after the community organized self-defense patrols. Concurrently, in Río Ene, the PCP-SL imposed strict control, restricting river transport and forcibly recruiting community members, including children, …
In 1989, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) established control over approximately 44 Asháninka communities in the Alto Tambo and Río Ene regions. The PCP-SL relocated the population to remote areas to avoid detection by the Peruvian Army and organized them into 'Comités de Base' or 'Comités …
In February 1989, a column of more than 300 hikers arrived in the village of Canayre in boats from the Ene River. The attackers first killed the village's watchmen. Subsequently, the hikers asked the authorities for a list of landowners. According to testimonies, they killed 37 villagers, selecting some landowners …
In February 1989, a group of more than 300 members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) arrived in the village of Canayre, Llochegua, in boats from the Ene River. The Shining Path members killed 37 villagers, including the vigilante ronderos, and then demanded a list of …
On February 13, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated Isaías Charete, who was president of OCARE (Organización Central Asháninka del Río Ene), in the native community of Tzomaveni, located on the Ene River. This selective assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to eliminate indigenous leaders who opposed or represented obstacles to …
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 …
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 …
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 Asháninka communities faced significant displacement due to the actions of the PCP-SL (Shining Path). The insurgent group attacked and forced the relocation of approximately 10,000 Asháninkas, leading to the disappearance of 14 communities in the Alto Tambo region and 30 along the Río Ene. The displaced were …
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 …
The year 1991 marked a decisive turning point in the PCP-Sendero Luminoso offensive in the Central Jungle region. Beginning that year, the Armed Forces, together with the Asháninka population organized in Rondas or Self-Defense Committees, began an important counter-offensive that hit the PCP-SL hard, especially in the Ene River area. …
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, …
Between 1993 and 1995, the defeat and disarticulation of the PCP-SL was consolidated in the central region. Its presence was reduced to some rural areas, such as the left bank of the Ene River basin in Satipo, from where it sporadically made incursions into communities in the districts of Pangoa …
In 1994, the inhabitants of the settler community of Selva de Oro, Rio Tambo district, who had crossed the Ene River fleeing the military offensive, left the area where they were located with the consent of the subversive commanders of the PCP-SL. The villagers had been living in extreme conditions …
Between June and July 1994, the PCP-SL murdered around 70 natives it held captive in Quenteroni, located in the upper zone of the native community of Samaniato, in the Ene River basin. This event occurred in the context of the absolute control that the PCP-SL had achieved over the Ene …
In 1995, the Puerto Ocopa patrol or Self-Defense Committee, which had been created on its own initiative in 1991, sought independence from the colonist patrol command led by Natalio Sánchez. Until then, this Asháninka round had been under the direct dependence of the Army and the colonist patrols, which caused …
On January 24, 1996, in San Martin Pangoa, a district of Satipo province in Junin, there was a confrontation between peasant ronderos and PCP-Sendero Luminoso forces. During this confrontation, the PCP-SL killed three ronderos. This event occurred in the context of the final period of the cycle of violence in …
On November 28, 1999, there was an armed confrontation between members of the Peruvian Army and militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the area of Alto Sanoven, district of Satipo. The combat resulted in the death of 2 military personnel and 4 subversives. This confrontation occurred in the context of …
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