In October 1988, the entire department of Junin and the province of Oxapampa were declared in a state of emergency. By that time, the Shining Path PCP had organized numerous Popular Committees in the Ene valley, which were set up as support bases for their incursions. Despite the state of …
In 1989, the district of Pangoa in Peru, which includes approximately 34 native communities, faced significant threats from the terrorist group Sendero Luminoso. The group exerted control over the territory, leading to forced displacement, servitude, and slavery among the local population. Communities without adequate protection were particularly vulnerable to attacks, …
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 …
Another witness who lived in Pangoa said that around 1990, soldiers at Military Base 48 raped women who were detained. The treatment given by the soldiers to the women was similar to that given to the men, but they were also raped. Young girls and women were raped if they …
Between July 18 and 20, 1990, the ordinary congress of the Central Asháninka del Río Tambo (CART) was held in Mayapo. At the end of the congress, an armed column of the Shining Path, made up of more than sixty people, including settlers and natives, kidnapped the main indigenous leaders …
After the ordinary congress of the Central Asháninka del Río Tambo from July 18 to 20, 1990, an armed column of the Shining Path PCP, made up of more than sixty people, including settlers and natives, kidnapped three indigenous leaders. Those kidnapped were Pablo Santoma Santos, president of CART (Central …
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 …
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 January 24, 1996, in San Martin Pangoa, a district in the province of Satipo in Junin, there was a confrontation between ronderos and militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. During this confrontation, the PCP-SL killed three ronderos. This event occurred in the context of the final phase of the internal …
Oscar Ramirez Duran, known as "comrade Feliciano", was captured by the police in July 1999. His capture marked the definitive end of the PCP-SL's operational capacity in the central region, specifically in the area of Satipo where the group maintained a presence on the left bank of the Ene River …
Oscar Ramírez Duran, known as 'Feliciano', a Shining Path leader of the PCP-SL, was captured in July 1999. His capture represented a definitive blow to the PCP-SL in the central jungle, which until then had maintained a presence on the left bank of the Ene river basin, from where it …
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