Timeline Events 27

  1. SAIS Cahuide Revenues

    In 1971, the Sociedad Agraria de Interés Social (SAIS) Cahuide, the largest peasant enterprise in the department of Junín and the entire country created by the agrarian reform, recorded revenues valued at 599,077,830 in 1979. This was one of the most profitable years in its history. SAIS employed 'foreign' professionals …

    Junín, Perú Informe CVR, p. 183
  2. PCP-SL attacks against Laive Unit of SAIS Cahuide

    At the end of 1987, the PCP-SL began systematic attacks against the Laive Unit of the SAIS Cahuide, destroying the furniture and slaughtering an undetermined number of cattle. These attacks were part of the Shining Path's strategy to destroy the Agrarian Societies of Social Interest in the region. The Shining …

    Laive, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  3. PCP-SL has armed columns in highlands and jungle of Junín

    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 …

    Sierra y selva de Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 148
  4. PCP-SL organizes popular committees in Junín

    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 …

    Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  5. PCP-SL gains presence in central jungle, Ene river basin

    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 …

    Cuenca del río Ene, provincia de Satipo, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  6. Trekking excursion in Cochas and Comas

    On September 12, 1987, a PCP-SL hiker column successively raided the districts of Cochas and Comas, in the Tulumayo basin. This event marks the beginning of the PCP-SL's violent activities in the Tulumayo region. The incursion is part of the new escalation of trekking operations that began in 1987 in …

    Cochas y Comas, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 174 (cronología)
  7. Formation of the First People's Committee by PCP-SL in Chongos Altos

    In January 1988, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) established the first People's Committee in Chongos Altos, Canipaco. This marked a significant shift in local governance as the PCP-SL appointed new authorities to oversee community life, resolve conflicts, and enforce discipline. The event was part of a …

    Chongos Altos, Canipaco, Peru p. 117
  8. First Popular Committee in Chongos Altos

    In January 1988, the Shining Path PCP installed the first Popular Committee in Chongos Altos, a district located in the province of Canipaco. This committee represented the consolidation of the PCP-SL's territorial control in the area, after an initial strategy of destroying the old state by harassing police posts and …

    Chongos Altos, Canipaco, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  9. PCP-SL incursions in Llamapsillon.

    Between the end of 1988 and the first months of 1989, the PCP-SL carried out approximately five to six raids in the Llamapsillon annex. During these raids, people were forced to burn documents and women were forced to weave hoods for them. The PCP-SL prohibited parties and punished people when …

    Llamapsillon, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 190
  10. State of emergency in Junín

    In the last months of 1988, a state of emergency was decreed throughout the department of Junín. This decree was a response to the intensification of PCP-SL violence in the region, which included the destruction of police posts in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha in mid-1988, and multiple incursions into communities …

    Departamento de Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 187
  11. Destruction of police posts in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha by PCP-SL

    In mid-1988, the PCP-SL destroyed the police posts that the police had established in Chongos Alto and Yanacancha to guard the Canipaco valley area. These police posts represented the presence of the State in the region, where land conflicts were developing between communities and SAIS Cahuide. The army had been …

    Chongos Alto y Yanacancha, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, p. 187-190
  12. PCP-SL settles in Canipaco valley

    Since the second semester of 1987, the PCP-SL organizes popular committees in the territory of many communities of Junín, settling in the Canipaco valley since mid 1988. The communities of Alto and Bajo Tulumayo are convulsed by the action of the PCP-SL columns, as well as the communities of San …

    Valle del Canipaco, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  13. Llamapsillon community members organize self-defense patrols

    Faced with the possibility of a similar event to that of Chongos Alto, where the PCP-SL had organized a Popular Committee and later carried out a massacre on April 12, 1989, the Llamapsillón community members decided to organize a self-defense patrol. This round was officially recognized by the Armed Forces …

    Chaquicocha, Chongos Alto, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 162
  14. Clashes in Chupaca

    In 1989, violent confrontations took place between the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and organized peasants from the communities of Chupaca and Santo Tomás de Paca in the department of Junín. These confrontations resulted in thirty community members dead in Chupaca and twenty-five community members dead in Santo Tomás de Paca. The confrontations …

    Chupaca y Santo Tomás de Paca, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  15. Kidnapping and murder of Victor Lozano and Manuel Soto

    In January 1989, the PCP-SL kidnapped Víctor Lozano, communal authority of Chicche and delegate of his community to the SAIS-Cahuide, together with Manuel Soto, anthropologist and promoter of the NGO CICEP that maintained projects in the area. Both were tortured by the subversives. Later, they were shot to death in …

    Palmayoc, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 190
  16. Eviction of langainos by Canipaco villagers

    On March 16, 1989, community members from the Canipaco valley arrived in the area that had been occupied by the Langainos (inhabitants of Yauyos province, Lima) and began the eviction. Previously, the langainos and community members from the Huasicancha district had invaded the Chongos Alto lands, supported by members of …

    Chongos Alto, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 190-192
  17. Arrival of military personnel in the Canipaco valley

    The military arrived for the first time in the Canipaco valley after the event of April 12, 1989, which was the most shocking massacre in the entire Canipaco area. This military arrival was in response to the massacre perpetrated the previous day (April 11-12) in Chongos Alto, where authorities and …

    Valle del Canipaco, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 192-193
  18. Recognition of Llamapsillon's self-defense patrols

    Faced with the possibility of an event similar to the April 12, 1989 massacre in Chongos Alto, the Llamapsillón community members decided to organize a self-defense patrol. This patrol was officially recognized by the Armed Forces in the town of Chaquicocha on June 24, 1989. This recognition is framed in …

    Chaquicocha, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 162
  19. Constitution of a peasant patrol in Llamapsillon

    The Llamapsillon community members formed a peasant patrol and requested recognition by the Army on June 24, 1989. This organization was formed in the context of increasing violence by the Shining Path PCP in the highlands of Cunas and Canipaco. The formation of this round was part of a broader …

    Llamapsillon, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  20. Military patrol visits Pusacpampa

    In November 1989, a military patrol visited the community of Pusacpampa in the context of opposition to the Shining Path order in the region. The military gathered the population and urged them to organize themselves into peasant patrols. This visit was part of an Army strategy to encourage opposition to …

    Pusacpampa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, página 174
  21. Military patrol visits Pusacpampa and urges the formation of patrols

    In November 1989, a military patrol visited the community of Pusacpampa in the context of the opposition to the Shining Path order that was developing in the highlands of Canipaco and Cunas. During this visit, the military troops gathered the local population and urged them to organize themselves into peasant …

    Pusacpampa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR
  22. Installation of military base in Vista Alegre

    Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in 1990 in the Vista Alegre annex, Chicche district. This installation was part of the military counteroffensive in the Canipaco valley, along with other bases established in San Juan de Jarpa that same year, and later in Chongos Bajo, Huamancaca Chico …

    Vista Alegre, Chicche, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 192-193
  23. Installation of military base in San Juan de Jarpa

    Under Alberto Fujimori's government, a military base was installed in the San Juan de Jarpa district in 1990 as part of the state counter-offensive against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Canipaco valley. This installation was part of a broader military deployment that included bases in Chicche (Vista Alegre Annex) that …

    San Juan de Jarpa, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, p. 192-193
  24. Armed Forces settle in Vista Alegre

    In mid-1991, the Armed Forces installed themselves in Vista Alegre, Chicche district, the entrance zone to the Canipaco valley. This military installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy in the region and marked the beginning of a permanent military presence in the area. From this base, the Army controlled the …

    Vista Alegre, Chicche, Concepción, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 162
  25. Formation of Ronda Campesina de Chongos Alto

    On September 15, 1992, the Ronda Campesina de Chongos Alto was officially formed and Zenón Lapa Campuzano was appointed president. This self-defense organization arose in the context of the counter-subversive struggle against the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Canipaco area. By 1992, the Army had registered 1586 ronderos in the region. …

    Chongos Alto, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, pág. 162

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