The presidential candidate of Izquierda Unida (IU), Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, made statements to the newspaper El Diario responding to a journalistic campaign unleashed by some sectors. In his statements, Barrantes affirmed that "the IU and the Army are two concurrent forces, because both work for the Peruvianization of Peru and …
On December 1, 1984, the Minister of the Interior, General EP Oscar Brush Noel, made public statements affirming that all Peruvians should defend the supreme values of God, homeland and family against communist terrorism. In his declarations to the newspaper El Diario, published on December 2, Brush Noel stated that …
The Minister of the Interior, General EP Óscar Brush Noel, made public statements on communism in the context of the fight against terrorism. On December 1 he had stated that all Peruvians should defend the supreme values of God, country and family against communist terrorism. The following day, he stated …
Alan Garcia, then presidential candidate, made statements criticizing the use of generalities in political discourse. This was in response to statements made by the Minister of the Interior, General EP Óscar Brush Noel, who on December 1 had stated that all Peruvians should defend the supreme values of God, homeland …
On August 14, 1985, a military patrol of 25 soldiers under the command of Sub-Lieutenant Telmo Hurtado Hurtado entered the community of Llocllapampa in Accomarca and killed 69 peasants, according to witnesses. Days before, on August 8, the Vilcas military base had ordered a joint operation of several patrols to …
The Lince 7 patrol, commanded by EP sub-lieutenant Telmo Hurtado, raided Llocllapampa. The soldiers rounded up the villagers, separated the men from the women, raped all the women, including the elderly, pregnant women and girls. Then they gathered the victims in the house of Cipriano Gamboa, shot them and set …
Between January and April 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso began a campaign of sabotage against factories in Lima, marking the beginning of a new phase in its urban strategy. These first sabotages were claimed by El Diario, a press organ linked to the PCP-SL, pointing them out as the beginning of …
A car bomb exploded near the offices of El Diario, a press organ linked to the PCP-SL. The vehicle exploded prematurely by mistake, killing the two individuals who were going to carry out the attack. The incident occurred in October 1987 in Lima.
The Shining Path held its first party congress in three parts. During this congress it was defined as a new objective of its people's war plan that the strategic balance should shake the whole country, proposing to accentuate its offensive in urban areas, mainly in Lima. Between sessions, an interview …
In April 1988, a group of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso that was confused among striking workers assassinated the manager of the Hilados S.A. factory. The murder occurred in the context of a labor conflict in the company. Days after the crime, on April 12, El Diario, spokesman of the PCP-SL, pointed …
On April 12, 1988, a group of hikers mistaken for striking workers fatally wounded Brankco Pejnovil Baigm, general manager of the Hilados S.A. factory. The workers repelled the attackers and helped the injured person. El Diario, spokesman of the PCP-SL, pointed out days later the correctness of the action.
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso summoned some 100 delegates from various trade union bases from the eastern cone of Lima to participate in the so-called First Plenary of Classist Workers of the Central Highway. At this event, the Comité de Lucha de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas de la carretera Central (CLOTCCC) was …
The Comité de Lucha de Obreros y Trabajadores Clasistas de la Carretera Central (CLOTCCC) published its founding manifesto in a full-page article in the newspaper El Diario. This committee was formed in May 1988 after a plenary meeting of approximately 100 delegates from various trade union bases from the eastern …
The second session of the First Congress of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) was held. This session took place between July and August 1988. The event took place in a context of intense subversive activity, parallel to an armed strike called by the PCP-SL from July …
On July 24, 1988, the newspaper El Diario, mouthpiece of the PCP-SL, published the self-styled Interview of the Century with Abimael Guzmán. The interview was illustrated with old photos and an apparently recent one with a background of vegetation to mislead the reader. Guzmán opted for the written press format …
On July 24, 1988, the newspaper El Diario published an extensive interview with Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The interview was published in a special supplement called the 'Interview of the Century'. This publication occurred during the second session of the First Congress of the PCP-SL, …
On August 19, 1988, Luis Arce Borja, director of the newspaper El Diario, denounced the seizure of 100,000 copies of the special edition containing an interview with Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This interview had been published on July 24, 1988 in a supplement called the 'Interview …
Saul Cantoral, president of the Mining Federation, was assassinated in San Juan de Lurigancho by the Rodrigo Franco Command, a paramilitary group. El Diario denounced this assassination as a sign of the genocide of the APRA government, although alluding mainly to the 1986 prison massacre. The miners' unions, in response …
Izquierda Unida (IU) deputy Eriberto Arroyo Mío was murdered in Chaclacayo after dropping his children off at school. The crime occurred in a context of intensified political violence in Metropolitan Lima, where the PCP-SL carried out selective assassinations against political leaders and authorities. In a communiqué published in the newspaper …
On June 3, 1989, a bus carrying 27 army personnel was attacked with an explosive device on Jirón Junín, resulting in the deaths of five soldiers and injuries to 15 others. The attack was later claimed by the PCP-SL through their publication 'El Diario'. This incident highlighted issues of routine …
In October 1989, Enrique Castillo, a labor leader, was assassinated by the Shining Path (PCP-SL), marking a turning point for many who initially viewed the group as misguided but seeking justice. Following this, prominent figures like Mayor Johny Rodríguez and ex-Mayor Michel Azcueta faced death threats and assassination attempts by …
On October 31, 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated Enrique Castilla Linares, secretary general of the La Union de Tejidos La Union and a prominent class-conscious union leader of 48 years of age. He was killed with three bullets during the armed strike of November 3. Castilla had been permanently threatened with …
The police carried out an unexpected and violent raid on the offices of the newspaper El Diario on November 2, 1989. During the operation, 15 workers and journalists of the newspaper were arrested. This raid took place in the context of the counter-subversive struggle, given that El Diario was considered …
On July 28, 1990, coinciding with the national anniversary and the date of the change of government, the Human Settlement was founded under the name of 'La Estrella'. Since its foundation, the PCP-SL tried to direct the destiny of the settlement, which was finally baptized as 'Felix Jorge Raucana' in …
In 1991, María Elena Moyano, a prominent leader of the Federation of Women (FEPOMUVES), faced attacks from the newspaper El Diario, which accused her and the organization of being revisionist and manipulative. The situation escalated when a bomb was placed at the FEPOMUVES headquarters, prompting a swift response from the …
On September 6, 1991, the Army installed a military base in the Raucana Human Settlement, which remained in place until the year 2000. This military installation put an end to the organization of daily life that the PCP-SL had established in the settlement since its founding on July 28, 1990. …
