On August 16, there was an attack against the Agrarian Bank of Huaraz. This attack was part of the escalation of political violence that had been developing in the country since the beginning of the armed struggle of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in May of that year.
In December 1983, the Jefatura de la PIP in Huaraz, led by Colonel Héctor Jhon Caro, captured Antonio Díaz Martínez, a high-ranking member of the PCP-SL. This marked the first time a prominent figure of the PCP-SL was detained, as highlighted by the Minister of the Interior. Díaz Martínez would …
Between 09:30 and 10:00 hours, Pedro Eduardo Haro Cruz and César Augusto Mautino Camones were intercepted while they were riding their bicycles along the Shansha Curve, 7 kilometers from Huaraz. Two unknown persons forced them to get into a closed orange van with license plate RE-5508, a CORDE Ancash vehicle …
On April 29, 1989, Pedro Eduardo Haro Cruz and Cesar Augusto Mautino Camones were forcibly taken by individuals associated with the police authority of Huaraz while riding a bicycle near the Curva de Shansha. They were made to enter a closed orange vehicle and subsequently disappeared. This incident is part …
The lawyer Antenógenes Haro Cruz filed a formal complaint before the Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Huaraz for the kidnapping and attempted murder of his brother Pedro Eduardo Haro Cruz and César Augusto Mautino Camones. The complaint details the facts that occurred on April 29 when both young men were intercepted …
The Truth and Reconciliation Commission reported on the forced disappearance of Pedro Eduardo Haro Cruz and Cesar Augusto Mautino Camones, who were detained by the National Police in Huaraz. The report also highlights the disappearance of witnesses Ramón, Catalina, and Fernando Robles Figueroa, who were allegedly kidnapped on June 21, …
Shining Path carried out an incursion in Chiquián, capital of the province of Bolognesi. After this raid, three people were arrested: Víctor Moreno Cotrina, Esaú Daniel Moreno Cotrina (father of a student) and a teacher from the school. According to the complaint, the police authorities of Huaraz did not admit …
The Hurtado Miller cabinet appeared before the National Congress to present the government program of Cambio 90. This cabinet included figures from different political parties, among them the Minister of Education Gloria Helfer Palacios (who resigned from IU to take office), Fernando Sanchez Alvabera in Energy and Mines, and Carlos …
By means of a supreme decree, the government of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori declared a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Arequipa, Cuzco, Puno, Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Maynas, Huaraz, Chimbote, Lima and Callao. As a consequence of this measure, individual guarantees were suspended in all these provinces. …
On the night of August 9, 1991, approximately 15 members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked the district of Pariacoto in the province of Huaraz, Ancash, Peru. The attackers, armed and masked, detained local authorities and two Polish priests, Miguel Tamaszek and Zbigniew Strzalkwski. The priests and the mayor were …
On August 9, 1991, a group of subversives assassinated the mayor of Pariacoto and two Polish priests in the district of Pariacoto, province of Huaraz, department of Ancash. This attack was part of a series of selective attacks intensified by the PCP-SL during that period, which included actions against local …
An Italian priest was murdered in the town of Santa, province of Santa, department of Ancash. This crime occurred in the context of a series of attacks against religious in the region during August 1991. Days earlier, on August 9, a group of subversives had assassinated the mayor of Pariacoto …
In February 1993, the Shining Path threatened several national and foreign priests in Huaraz, Peru, demanding they leave the region or face death. These priests were involved in evangelization and social work among impoverished communities. Despite the threats, the clergy decided to continue their work, receiving support from various Christian …
On 12 June 1995, the Provincial Prosecutor of Huaraz, Dr. Hugo Morales Morales, ordered the definitive archiving of the investigation into the disappearance of Pedro Eduardo Haro Cruz and Cesar Augusto Mautino Camones. The decision was based on inconsistencies in witness statements and a report indicating that the individuals were …
The Provincial Prosecutor of Huaraz, Dr. Hugo Morales Morales, ordered the definitive dismissal of the complaint. The decision was based on changes in the version of witnesses Yolanda Donata Hurtado Sanchez and Reyna Fernandez Salcedo, who retracted their initial statements. The prosecutor also invoked a JECOTER report that stated that …
On January 23, 1997, the CGTP organized a significant popular mobilization demanding the government to amend its economic policies. The movement had notable impacts in Huaraz, Chimbote, and Talara, where a general strike was called by the municipality to protest the privatization of Petroperú. The tension surrounding the privatization was …
On October 1, 1999, Giulio Rocca, a young Italian volunteer working with the Prelature of Huari, was assassinated in Jangas, near Huaraz, Peru. This event was part of a broader campaign by the Shining Path against the Catholic Church, which they accused of being agents of imperialism. The Shining Path's …
Giulio Rocca, a young seminarian and volunteer with the Matogrosso operation, was assassinated by members of Sendero Luminoso (SL) on October 1, 1999, in Jangas, near Huaraz, Peru. Rocca attempted to engage in a dialogue with SL members about their revolutionary ideas, which led to his murder. This event was …
The young Italian Giulio Rocca, who worked as a volunteer in the Huari Prelature, was murdered in Jangas, near Huaraz. This murder occurred in 1999, when violence had already decreased significantly, showing that pockets of violence still persisted. The young man worked in development projects with local communities.
Antenógenes Haro Cruz requested the reopening of the investigation before the First Mixed Provincial Prosecutor's Office of Huaraz. The Prosecutor's Office ordered an extended police investigation against Roberto Espejo, Juan Sotelo Ibaceta and several members of the National Police: William Gioves Manrique, Francisco Arenas Osorio, Rufino Rosas Factor, Claudio Flores …
