In late 1980, militants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) began infiltrating the rural areas of Pasco, including the city of Cerro de Pasco. These militants, reportedly of Ayacuchan origin, aimed to establish support bases by engaging with local populations and promoting their ideology of 'people's …
In 1980, the region of Huánuco and Pasco in Peru experienced significant violence linked to the actions of the Shining Path (PCP-SL). The group established an operational corridor in these areas, conducting subversive acts such as burning electoral urns in Chuschi and detonating dynamite in the Provincial Council of Pasco. …
On May 17, 1980, the same day that the so-called 'people's war' of the PCP-SL began in the district of Chuschi in Cangallo, Ayacucho, with the burning of ballot boxes, a detachment commanded by 'Feliciano' (Oscar Alberto Ramirez Duran) launched a dynamite charge against the premises of the Pasco Municipal …
On May 17, 1980, the same day the PCP-SL initiated its 'people's war' in Chuschi, Ayacucho, a detachment led by Oscar Alberto Ramírez Durán, known as 'Feliciano', launched attacks in Pasco. They targeted the local municipal council and the offices of the company CENTROMIN PERU with dynamite. This marked the …
The people of Chinches remember that the first time the subversives visited them was in 1982, although there are versions from other villagers who affirm that since the mid-1980s people from outside the area visited Chinches frequently. These first visits were part of the work of insertion of the PCP-SL …
On June 28, 1982, militants of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) assaulted the jail in Pasco, Peru. During the attack, they liberated 11 individuals who had been accused of terrorism. The incident resulted in the death of one GR (presumably a guard or government representative) and left another injured.
In the town of Vinchos, district of Pallanchacra, where a mineral concentrator of the Vinchos Mining Company was located, PCP-SL militants assassinated the wife of the community president in 1983. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing system of authorities in the highlands of the …
In 1983, the district of Yanahuanca in Pasco, Peru, experienced a series of violent attacks by the Shining Path (PCP-SL). On June 24, a group of thirty subversives executed Alcira Benavides Albeo after a 'popular trial' and looted her estate. The attacks continued with the murder of local authorities, leading …
Gelacio Bernardo Mendoza, leader of the National Federation of Miners, Metalworkers and Steelworkers of Peru (FNTMMP), was assassinated on March 24, 1983 in Huanzalá, Pasco. His death occurred when the Civil Guard repressed a workers' protest. This assassination occurred in the context of the national strike and labor protests of …
In May 1983, a contingent of 200 PCP-SL militants entered the district of Páucar. During this incursion, the subversives harangued the assembled population and threatened the local authorities. This event occurred in a context where the area had not yet been declared in a state of emergency and the PCP-SL …
On November 8, 1983, Victor Arias Vicuña, provincial mayor of Pasco belonging to the Popular Action (AP) party, was assassinated. This crime took place in the context of an escalation of political violence affecting local authorities in various regions of the country. The murder occurred just five days before the …
Since 1984, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified the forced recruitment of adolescents and young people in various rural areas of the country. This practice became frequent in the department of Pasco and other regions, forcing many rural families, especially those with greater resources, to migrate …
In July 1984, the province of Daniel Alcides Carrion was declared in a state of emergency and placed under military control. This declaration came after the Shining Path PCP carried out several violent actions in the area, including the assassination of authorities in August 1984 in several towns in the …
In August 1984, in several villages in the district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrion in Pasco, local authorities were assassinated by the Shining Path PCP. This event took place in the context of the PCP-SL's strategy of controlling the countryside by assassinating local authorities and landowners. Previously, in …
On August 8, 1984, a contingent of the PCP-SL entered the town of Santa Rosa de Astobamba, in the district of Yanahuanca. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants assassinated Antonio Artica Sosa, who was a municipal agent. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing …
In September 1984, in the district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrion in Pasco, the Shining Path PCP murdered three villagers from Chinche Tingo. The victims were executed for proposing to create surveillance mechanisms in the locality. This event occurred in a context where the PCP-SL had been assassinating …
In 1985, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out multiple raids on the Vinchos mining company located in Pallanchacra, Pasco province. These actions included assassinations, looting and burning of the mining facilities. The raids took place on more than one occasion during that year, as part of the PCP-SL's expansion strategy in …
In 1985, the Peruvian State deployed counter-subversive military bases in various localities in the department of Pasco in response to the advance of the Shining Path. This military deployment followed the declaration of a state of emergency in the province of Pasco on May 10, 1985, precipitated by the assassination …
On April 14, 1985, presidential elections were held in Peru, in a context of political violence. In the community of San Juan Baños de Rabí, district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrión, department of Pasco, one hundred villagers traveled to Yanahuanca to exercise their vote, after putting to flight …
Luis Alberto Aguilar Cajahuamán was a professor, APRA militant and professor at the Daniel Alcides Carrión National University. He had been elected Deputy in the elections of April 14, 1985. In May 1985 he was assassinated by a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. His assassination precipitated the decision of the …
In May 1985, shortly after the electoral victory of the APRA party, Luis Aguilar Cajahuamán, an elected deputy and serving mayor from Pasco, was assassinated. His death marked the beginning of a campaign by the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) targeting APRA deputies, governors, mayors, and councilors across Peru. This series …
Luis Aguilar Cajahuamán, an aprista deputy elected for Pasco and mayor, was assassinated on May 8, 1985. The crime occurred in a context of generalized political violence during the 1985 electoral period, when various political actors and local authorities were the target of attacks. Aguilar Cajahuamán had been elected as …
In response to the assassination of Professor Luis Alberto Aguilar Cajahuamán by the PCP-SL, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the province of Pasco on May 10, 1985. This led to the establishment of military bases and a significant increase in human rights violations, including arbitrary detentions, …
On May 10, 1985, the Belaunde government declared a state of emergency in the province of Pasco. This decision was precipitated by the assassination of Professor Luis Alberto Aguilar Cajahuamán, APRA militant and professor at the Daniel Alcides Carrión National University, who had been elected Deputy in the April 14, …
On June 19, 1985, PCP-SL militants murdered an engineer in the town of Vinchos, district of Pallanchacra, where a mineral concentrator of the Vinchos Mining Company was located. This murder was part of the Shining Path strategy of attacking mining companies and eliminating technical and administrative personnel. The event occurred …
In 1986, the PCP-SL carried out an attack against the Vinchos mining company in Cerro de Pasco. The hikers managed to enter the company's offices and shot and killed the manager, assistant manager and mine superintendent. Subsequently, they dynamited the concentrator plant causing irreparable material damage. This event caused the …
The presence of PCP-SL militants in the districts of Ninacaca and Vicco, province of Pasco, has been registered since 1986, arriving later than in other areas of the department. Two years later, in 1988, the leaders of the Ninacaca Communal Cooperative were assassinated, while some animals were slaughtered to supply …
Tomas Miranda Trinidad was a union leader of CENTROMIN - Peru murdered in the city of Cerro de Pasco in 1986. His death is part of a series of assassinations against union leaders and political authorities in the capital of the department of Pasco during the period of political violence. …
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 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 …
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 …
On October 16, 1987, a group of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered the village of Chinche Tingo, where three recently elected local authorities were assassinated. This attack occurred in a context in which, after the decline of subversive actions in the highlands since 1987, the villagers had once again elected their …
In 1988, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants assassinated the leaders of the Ninacaca Communal Cooperative. During this raid, in addition to the assassination of the leaders, some animals were slaughtered to supply the PCP-SL militants, while others were distributed among the villagers. The presence of PCP-SL militants in Ninacaca and the neighboring …
In 1988, an Army counter-subversive base was installed in the district of Santa Ana de Tusi, province of Daniel Alcides Carrión, department of Pasco. This military installation was part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy to combat the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. The presence of this …
The districts of Paucartambo and Huachón, located in the department of Pasco, together with Ninacaca, Vicco, Carhuamayo and Ulcumayo were part of the same PCP-SL area of operations. Subversive activity in these districts began around 1988, approximately six years later than in other districts in the north of Junín province. …
On August 9, 1988, a group of 25 militants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) entered the town of Chunquipata, located in the district of Huariaca. The raid was led by "comrade Johan", who commanded the subversive contingent. This event is framed in the context of …
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 …
On November 17, 1988, in the Pasco region of Peru, suspected members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the mayor, a municipal agent, and two community leaders in the towns of Pillao and Astobamba. This event is part of the broader conflict involving the Shining Path, a Maoist insurgent group, …
On December 13, 1988, a contingent of approximately 150 men of the PCP-SL entered the district of Pallanchacra, which borders the Ambo district to the north (department of Huánuco). During this incursion, PCP-SL militants assassinated the district mayor. Pallanchacra was an obligatory transit point for PCP-SL militants to enter neighboring …
Seferino Requis was a union leader of CENTROMIN - Peru murdered in the city of Cerro de Pasco in 1989. His death occurred in the context of a series of selective assassinations against union leaders and political authorities in the capital of the department of Pasco. Along with Tomas Miranda …
At the end of 1989 and beginning of 1990, the Army promoted the organization of villagers in counter-subversive peasant patrols in the department of Pasco. This strategy sought to counteract the presence of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso by mobilizing the organized civilian population. The peasant patrols joined the expanded military presence …
On April 28, 1989, the MRTA attempted to take over the city of Tarma as part of their strategy to establish a Central Front in the regions of Pasco and Junín. The operation aimed to boost the group's prominence on the national political scene and restore confidence among its members …
In the months of May and June 1989, the PCP-SL called regional "armed strikes" which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junin, Pasco and …
The PCP-SL called regional armed strikes in May and June 1989 which paralyzed all activities and prevented the normal supply of products to the capital. The strike with the greatest impact was carried out on May 10, 11 and 12 in the departments of Junín, Pasco and Huánuco. On May …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru (UNCP) in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. …
On July 29, 1989, a PCP-SL column accompanied by a 'mass' of approximately 200 inhabitants from neighboring towns entered Huariaca. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants killed the community president and the municipal agent. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing system of authorities …
In January 1990, the Peruvian military established several counterinsurgency fronts to combat subversive activities across the country. These fronts included the Mantaro Front in Junín and Pasco, the Huallaga Front in San Martín and Huánuco, and the Ucayali Front in Ucayali and parts of Huánuco. Each front was equipped with …
In February 1990, a contingent of military personnel from the counter-subversive base in the district of Goyllarisquizga was installed in the Chacayán Municipality. This military base operated until 1992 as part of the State's counter-subversive strategy in the region. The installation of this base was part of the counter-subversive struggle …
In November 1989 municipal elections were held, and in April and June 1990 presidential elections were held in the central region. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence in the area. …
In June 1990, second round presidential elections were held in the central region of Peru. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence generated by the PCP-SL and the MRTA. These elections …
In mid-July 1990, at the end of Alan Garcia's administration, General Delgado Rojas, Political and Military Chief of the Junin emergency zone, organized the First Regional Congress of Rondas in Bellavista, district of Jarpa, in the province of Chupaca. The congress was attended by rondero delegates from the valleys of …
In the early 1990s, the Peruvian military established a counter-subversive base in La Aurora, leading to the formation of the Civil Defense Committee in Pucurhuay. Laurentino Mendoza Janampa was elected as president but was assassinated on October 29, 1990, in Cerro de Pasco. The military's strategy included arming local ronderos …
Laurentino Mendoza Janampa was President of the Ronda Campesina and Community Prosecutor of the community of Pucurhuay, Ticlacayán district, Pasco province. In May 1988, after a confrontation between a military patrol and a group of hikers in Pucurhuay, the villagers formed the Civil Defense Committee (CDC) and elected Laurentino Mendoza …
In 1992, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified its violent activities in the provinces of Pasco and Junín, Peru. On February 2, 1992, a contingent of approximately 50 militants entered the districts of Tambillo, Auquimarca, and Huallamayo, executing local authorities and community members. The violence continued in May 1992, targeting other …
On February 2, 1992, a PCP-SL contingent of approximately 50 men carried out a series of violent raids in the towns of Tambillo, Auquimarca and Huallamayo. This action was part of a caravan of terror against the system of authorities, annihilating people supposedly opposed to their cause. In total, 21 …
On February 2, 1992, a PCP-SL contingent of approximately fifty men entered the Chinchiaco and Marcapata ranches in the town of Tama, Ulcumayo district, in Junín. This attack was part of a wider campaign by the PCP-SL in 1992 to secure a strategic corridor in the area, carrying out a …
On Sunday, February 2, 1992, a Shining Path PCP contingent of approximately fifty men entered several ranches in the district of Ulcumayo, in Junin. In Huallamayo, Juan Cordova and three of his sons were murdered for promoting the organization of a peasant patrol. This assassination was part of a caravan …
On May 13, 1992, a contingent of the PCP-SL entered the town of Chupaca, in the district of Paucartambo. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants slit the throats of villagers and also murdered Alberto Miranda Córdova and Porfirio Fuero Anco. This action was part of a series of violent …
On May 14, 1992, the Shining Path PCP carried out coordinated assaults on three annexes in the district of Ulcumayo, in the province and department of Junin. This action was part of a broader campaign known as the 'caravan of death' that the PCP-SL executed in the area during 1992 …
On May 17, 1992, the Shining Path PCP raided the annex of Quiparacra, located in the district of Huachon. In the presence of the assembled villagers, the subversive column assassinated seven local authorities who had decided to confront the threats and remain in their posts. This attack was part of …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Pasco, Junín and Huancavelica entered into a privatization process that resulted in massive layoffs of workers. As an example, Caudalosa Grande had 1,500 workers in 1980, but by 2000 only 100 workers remained. This privatization process was considered by many workers as arbitrary …
Beginning in 1993, the mining centers of Huancavelica entered into a privatization process similar to that which occurred in the mining centers of Pasco and Junín. This process resulted in massive layoffs of mine workers, many of them considered arbitrary by those affected. One specific testimony mentions that at Caudalosa …
On October 16, 1993, in a ceremony similar to those held in Ayacucho and Huallaga, the army gave weapons to the ronderos to fight for pacification in the communities of Pasqueña in the Chaupihuaranga ravine. The communities benefited were Paucar, Tangor, Vilcabamba, Chango, Mito, Huarautambo, Choquicancha, Chipiputa, Hualacircas, Rocco, San …
A policeman was killed by a grenade during a terrorist attack in Puerto Bermudez. The attack occurred in the context of the presence of subversive groups in the Oxapampa area, particularly the MRTA, which had been active in the Puerto Bermudez district since the late 1980s. By 1994, violence in …
In May 1995, in the district of Yanacancha, Pasco, there was an armed confrontation between alleged members of subversive groups and the Peruvian Army. The confrontation resulted in the death of 12 alleged subversives. This event occurred in the context of the final period of the internal armed conflict in …
On May 10, 1995, an armed confrontation took place between PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants and Peruvian army troops in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrion, department of Pasco. The confrontation resulted in the death of one soldier. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations that had been taking place …
Alleged subversives attacked Bravo Quispe, mayor of the district of Yanacancha in Pasco. As a result of the attack, the mayor's driver and other people not identified in the report died. This attack took place in the context of the final period of the cycle of violence in the central …
In 1996, the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) addressed the case of Raquel Martín de Mejía, who was sexually assaulted twice after her husband was detained by military personnel in Oxapampa, Pasco, Peru. The IACHR concluded that these repeated sexual abuses constituted a violation of Articles 5 and 11 …
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