Between 1946 and 1958, in a long period of 12 years, the so-called University Reform Front (FRU) predominated in the University San Antonio Abad del Cuzco. This front was led by the youth of the Peruvian Aprista Party. The RUF had its main stronghold in the students from Apurímac. This …
The Ayacucho-Tambo-San Francisco highway was built in 1964, modifying the traditional transit routes in the region. Before its construction, Uchuraccay was an important transit route used by the villagers on their way to the Huanta valleys and the Apurímac jungle. This infrastructure project was part of the road integration process …
The land seizure in Chincheros and Andahuaylas in 1974 was a significant event that indirectly affected the area known as 'Oreja de perro' in the province of La Mar. The most important precedent for this event was the death of 20 peasants in Ongoy in the 1960s. The land seizure …
In 1980, the Peruvian government initiated the 'Paraíso Terrenal' colonization plan, leading to the migration of various groups into the Apurímac forest. This period saw increased conflict in the central jungle region, with the presence of insurgent groups such as the MRTA and PCP-SL. The local communities, including native Asháninkas …
In May 1980, the burning of ballot boxes by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) in Chuschi marked the beginning of a period of intense political violence in Ayacucho, Peru. This violence soon spread to neighboring regions such as Apurímac and Huancavelica. The response from the state included harsh counterinsurgency measures by …
The general elections of May 1980 marked the return to democracy in Peru after the military government. Acción Popular (AP) obtained a clear victory, surpassing by far the required 36%. In the Andean South, AP won a majority in the departments of Apurimac, Cuzco and Madre de Dios, except in …
The 1981 census recorded the population of three departments in the southern Peruvian Andes: Apurímac with 323,346 inhabitants, Cuzco with 716,369 inhabitants and Puno with 701,026 inhabitants. This census served as a baseline to measure population growth until the next census in 1993. The data revealed that Apurimac was considered …
The province of Andahuaylas was declared an emergency zone on August 6, 1982 due to the increase in the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the region. This province, which borders the department of Ayacucho, was part of the main Regional Committee of the PCP-SL, made up of the departments …
On August 6, 1982, the province of Andahuaylas in Apurímac, Peru, was declared an emergency zone due to the increasing activities of the PCP-PCP-SL. This declaration was part of the broader internal armed conflict in the region, which was concentrated in areas bordering Ayacucho. The PCP-PCP-SL's actions in Andahuaylas were …
On September 2, 1982, Edith Lagos Saenz died in Umacca, Apurimac, during a confrontation between members of the PCP-SL and the Civil Guard. Her death occurred in the context of the operations of the Batir II campaign, which took place between November 1982 and March 1983. The funeral of Edith …
On September 2, 1982, Edith Lagos Saenz died in Umacca, Apurimac, during a confrontation between members of the PCP-SL and the Civil Guard. Her funeral was held on September 10, 1982 and was attended by approximately 10,000 people. The massive attendance at the funeral was evidence of the level of …
On October 1, 1982 there was an assault on the Civil Guard post located in Erapata, district of Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, Quillabamba. During this attack, one Civil Guard died. This event is part of the first armed actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the Apurimac river valley area. …
In November 1982, the Peruvian government extended the state of emergency in the departments of Ayacucho and Apurímac due to the wave of violence unleashed by the Shining Path. This measure had been initially implemented in March 1982 when guarantees were suspended in the province of Andahuaylas. The extension of …
On 29 December 1982, President Belaunde of Peru declared a state of emergency in several provinces, including Huanta, La Mar, Cangallo, Víctor Fajardo, Huamanga, and parts of Huancavelica and Apurímac. This decision was made in response to increasing violence and armed actions by the PCP-SL, including attacks on police posts …
On December 30, 1982, the province of Chincheros was created, dividing the former province of Andahuaylas in the department of Apurimac. This creation took place in a context of intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, since the province of Andahuaylas had been declared an emergency zone on …
In January 1983, the Political-Military Command was installed in the provinces of Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurímac as a response of the Peruvian State to the expansion of the Shining Path. This measure implied the entry of the Armed Forces into the areas affected by subversive violence. The Command established a …
In 1983, the Peruvian government established a political-military command in Ayacucho and the provinces of Huancavelica and Apurímac to combat subversive activities by the PCP-SL. The army set up a base in Pampas, Tayacaja, which became the center for counter-subversive operations. The installation of these bases led to increased military …
On January 15, 1983, one of the first confrontations between the subversive forces of the PCP-SL and an Army patrol took place in a spot in the district of Pampas, province of Tayacaja. This confrontation occurred shortly after the installation of the Political Military Command in Ayacucho and Huancavelica and …
On January 21, 1983, the Army decreed a curfew in the towns of Campo Armiño, Colcabamba and Quichuas, where the Mantaro dam is located. This measure was taken in anticipation of an incursion by PCP-SL forces against the strategic installations of the hydroelectric plant. The curfew was part of the …
On March 3, 1983, nine people from the community of Cocairo were detained by combined forces of the Civil Guard, Republican Guard and soldiers from the Los Chancas barracks in Andahuaylas. At the Los Chancas barracks, the detainees were beaten and mistreated in various ways. They remained in the barracks …
On September 9, 1983, Premier Fernando Schwalb Lopez Aldana announced that the government had decided to lift the state of emergency in the country. However, this measure did not apply to the provinces under military control in Ayacucho, Huancavelica and Apurimac, where the state of emergency continued. The state of …
In the first half of 1984, there were mass killings of Lucmahuayco villagers by law enforcement and ronderos. The town, located on the right bank of the Apurimac a few kilometers upriver from Quillabamba, was razed to the ground because, according to the Inkawasi ronderos, it was "a Shining Path …
In May 1984, the towns of Villa Virgen and Pomabamba were taken over by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This event is part of the expansion of violence in the department of Apurimac during 1984, when the internal armed conflict began its upward trend in the southern Andes. The seizures of these …
On May 9, 1984, members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked the town of Paiccas, located in the province of La Mar, department of Ayacucho. This attack took place in the context of the intensification of subversive actions by the PCP-SL in the Ayacucho region …
On May 15, 1984, militants of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) attacked the town of Pilcas, located in the province of Andahuaylas, department of Apurimac. During this attack, the subversives killed 35 peasants. This event took place in the context of the Second Military Campaign of the PCP-SL, which took place …
On November 26, 1984, the Shining Path clashed with the Civil Guard in Vilcabamba, province of La Convención, department of Cuzco. This confrontation occurred in the context of an intensification of Shining Path actions in the Apurimac river valley and surrounding areas. On the same day there was an attack …
Between 1985 and 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso entered a stage of retreat after the violent state repression in Ayacucho and penetration into other social and geographic spaces. It sought to generate support bases and expand its actions in the central, northeastern and southern Andean regions and in the cities. It …
In 1985, in the district of Toraya, Aymaraes province, department of Apurimac, cases of rape were registered. The report mentions this specific location in the context of an enumeration of places where sexual violations occurred during the internal armed conflict. Although the document does not provide specific details about the …
In 1986, survivors from the Base of Miraflores relocated to Pucallacta as the Base of Yerbabuena was abandoned. Facing extreme hunger, a group of 27 victims returned to Chapi in search of food and decided to surrender to the military. The local population suffered from violence perpetrated by both subversives …
Between 1986 and 1987, at the height of the boom in the links between coca leaf producers and drug-trafficking buyers, the Shining Path columns intensified their actions in Apurímac. This intensification would help, according to PCP-SL claims, to enter a new and superior stage called 'strategic balance'. This second stage …
Between February and April 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out a series of assassinations in various communities in the province of Aymaraes. These violent actions marked the first continuous violent actions of the PCP-SL in the Apurimac region. In the following months until July, the attacks and confrontations extended to …
Between February and April 1986, the first massacres of peasants took place in the towns of Toraya, Lucre and Colcabamba, located in the province of Aymaraes, department of Apurimac. These massacres marked the beginning of the internal armed conflict in the highland provinces of Apurimac. The process of internal armed …
During the first half of 1986, a series of violent attacks took place in the province of La Convención. On May 10, there were attacks on the towns of Totora and Usmayo. These attacks were part of a wave of violence that included murders of peasants in different localities of …
On July 7, 1986, the PCP-SL had its first confrontation with the Army in Soccos, province of Aymaraes, department of Apurimac. This confrontation took place in the context of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL that had begun between February and April 1986 with assassinations in various communities …
The PCP-SL had its first confrontation with the army in Soccos, Aymaraes province. This confrontation marked the beginning of the military presence in the area and the escalation of violence in Apurímac.
On July 7, 1986, the first confrontation between the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the army took place in the department of Apurimac, specifically in Soccos, Aymaraes province. This event marked an important milestone in the escalation of the internal armed conflict in the Apurimac region. Four days later, on July 11, …
On July 11, 1986, the Shining Path PCP launched its first attack on a police post in Chucapuente, Aymaraes province. This attack took place in the context of an escalation of violence in the area, where days before, on July 7, the PCP-SL had had its first confrontation with the …
The PCP-SL launched its first attack on a police post in Chucapuente, Aymaraes province. This attack is evidence of the expansion of the PCP-SL's armed actions in Apurimac.
On July 11, 1986, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out its first attack on a police post in the province of Aymaraes, Apurimac. This attack occurred in Chucapuente, a few days after the first confrontation between the PCP-SL and the army in Soccos on July 7 of the same year. This …
The affiant's daughter was kidnapped from her home and forced to accompany the hikers on their trips. She remained with them for three months. When she was able to escape, she was pregnant as a result of rape. The case is evidence of kidnapping, servitude and rape by PCP-SL.
A police patrol chasing a PCP-SL column entered the community of Ayaorcco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. The police killed 13 people because they believed they were supporting the subversives. This event occurred in the context of episodes of violence in the south of the country, shortly before the beginning of …
On August 9, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the prefect of Abancay, Víctor Urbiola Valer, who was a militant of the Peruvian Aprista Party. This assassination took place in the context of the victory of the PAP in the general and municipal elections, after which the authorities of this party …
The PCP-SL assassinated the APRA prefect Víctor Urviola in Abancay, Apurímac. This selective assassination against a political authority is evidence of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating representatives of the State and political parties.
On August 9, 1987, the PCP-SL assassinated Víctor Urviola, the prefect of Apurímac, in the city of Abancay. This event was part of a broader campaign of violence by the PCP-SL in the region, which included attacks on infrastructure and local authorities.
On September 12, 1987, members of the PCP-SL raided the district of Chuquibambilla, Apurimac province. During the attack, the subversives attacked multiple targets in the district, including the police post, the jail, the Municipality and the Municipal Library. In the assault on the police post, they killed three policemen and …
On September 12, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the police post in Chuquibambilla, capital of the province of Grau in Apurimac. This attack was part of an escalation of violence in the department during 1987, a period in which the authorities of the Peruvian Aprista Party became the focus of …
In response to escalating violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, the province of Aymaraes in Apurímac, Peru, was declared in a state of emergency on September 23, 1987. This was due to a series of violent acts, including the destruction of infrastructure and selective assassinations by the group. The state of …
Members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Santa Rosa Military Base committed serious human rights violations against 17 inhabitants of the communities of Checcasa, Sallalli, Amoca and Ihuayllo. The people were arbitrarily detained during military patrols between December 1987 and January 1988, subjected to torture and to date are …
In January 1988, several individuals, including Armando Huamantingo Villanueva and members of the Niño de Guzmán family, were arbitrarily detained by the military in Apurímac, Peru. The detentions were followed by torture and forced disappearances, with some bodies later found in mass graves. Military authorities issued false communiqués about clashes …
EP Colonel Victor Ernesto Marquez Torres, Political Military Chief of Apurimac, issued a communiqué stating that on January 14, 1988 there had been a confrontation between Army personnel and subversives, resulting in the death of Armando Huamantingo Villanueva, Juan Pablo Carbajal, Manuel Niño de Guzman Ayvar, Leandro Pareja Tapia, Simona …
The affiant was intercepted by military personnel and taken to the military base in the area. The Captain insulted him saying 'So cojudo, indio de mierda' and accusing him of being an accomplice of terrorists. They began to punch and kick him. He was then tortured by the lieutenant, who …
On June 13, 1988, the province of Cotabambas in the department of Apurimac was declared an emergency zone for 30 days. This measure was taken in the context of the increase of PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions in the region. The declaration of emergency was part of the government's strategy to confront …
On November 7, 1988, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the San Ildefonso Prison in the city of Abancay, capital of the department of Apurimac. This attack was an attempt to repeat the successful assault on the Ayacucho prison carried out in 1982. The attack took place in a context of increased …
As a result of the murder of three development workers in Haquira, Cotabambas district in Apurimac, the International Center for Agricultural Development Cooperation (CICDA) withdrew its promotion programs in the provinces of Chumbivilcas and Espinar. This withdrawal is evidence of the impact of violence on development programs.
On December 3, 1988, a senderista detachment from the PCP-SL attacked the town of Haquira in Cotabambas, Apurímac, killing five people. This action was part of a larger campaign by the PCP-SL that lasted nearly three months in the border area between Cotabambas and Chumbivilcas. The attack led to the …
A detachment of the PCP-SL raided the town of Haquira, in the province of Cotabambas, Apurimac, where they killed five people. This action was part of a PCP-SL campaign that lasted for almost three months throughout the border area between Cotabambas and Chumbivilcas. As a consequence of the murder of …
On December 5, 1988, a column of the Shining Path PCP took the town of Haquira in the province of Cotabambas, Apurimac. During this raid, the subversive group murdered two local villagers, two French aid workers and a Peruvian technician. The foreign victims and the Peruvian technician worked for the …
On December 6, 1988, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered three aid workers from the International Cooperation Center for Agricultural Development (CICDA) in the district of Haquira, province of Cotabambas, Apurimac. The victims were two French aid workers and a Peruvian, as well as two other people. This attack was part of …
CVR testimony 205316 documents a case of sexual violence that occurred in the district of Capaya, province of Aymares, department of Apurimac in 1989. This testimony is mentioned in the context of a broader analysis of human rights violations during the internal armed conflict. The case is part of the …
Army personnel entered the community of Tamburqui and house by house removed the villagers, gathering them in the plaza. They forced the affiant and her neighbor to bring blankets and hides for the soldiers. When they returned to the plaza, the Chief of the soldiers told them 'Ah, you still …
Feliciana Quispe Humaní was detained with her two young children and taken to the military barracks in Huancapi, Apurímac. She experienced physical and sexual abuse at the hands of soldiers, who subjected her to beatings and obscene insults. This event is part of a broader pattern of human rights abuses …
In 1989, three women detained at Cuartel 9 de Diciembre in Apurímac, Peru, were subjected to severe sexual violence by military personnel. The women were repeatedly raped and forced to engage in sexual acts with each other under duress. Despite promises of release, all three women were later found dead.
In 1989, a person was detained by the Peruvian Army in the district of Abancay, Apurímac, and taken to the Military Base of Capaya. During their detention, they were subjected to severe torture, including being forced to eat waste and witnessing horrific acts of violence against other detainees. The detainee …
On February 28, 1989, one of the most bloody confrontations between the Self-Defense Committees and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took place in the community of San Francisco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. This confrontation resulted in the death of 30 ronderos (members of the Self-Defense Committees). The event occurred in the context …
On April 12, 1989, Self-Defense Committees began to be organized in the various provinces of the department of Apurimac. This organization was part of a new counter-subversive strategy implemented by the Armed and Police Forces between 1988 and 1989, a period that saw the highest death toll of the internal …
On May 6, 1989, there was a confrontation between the Peruvian Army and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in Tambobamba, capital of the province of Cotabambas in Apurimac. This confrontation took place in the context of a new counter-subversive strategy implemented by the Armed and Police Forces, which established Counter-Subversive Bases and …
In 1990, a series of human rights violations were committed against the campesino population in the province of Chumbivilcas, Cusco. These violations included arbitrary detentions, forced disappearances, sexual violence, and arbitrary executions. The perpetrators were members of the Peruvian Army stationed at the Antabamba Military Base in Apurímac.
Between April 12 and May 1, 1990, a military patrol from the Antabamba base conducted a tour of the districts of Antabamba, Oropesa, Quiñota, Llusco and Santo Tomás in the provinces of Antabamba (Apurímac) and Chumbivilcas (Cusco). During this operation, the patrol raided peasant communities suspected of forming support bases …
A Peruvian Army patrol composed of approximately 21 men left the Antabamba Military Base in an "intelligence operation" that for 12 days (from April 19 to May 1, 1990) went through five districts in the provinces of Antabamba (Apurimac) and Chumbivilcas (Cuzco). The military, dressed as peasants, raided different peasant …
In May 1990, a Shining Path column raided the community of Huashua, Apurimac, looting the belongings of the villagers. When the villagers tried to defend their clothes, food and animals, they were mistreated. Gregoria was beaten, her hands were stepped on and her feet were tied, fracturing her hands. Among …
On September 24, 1990, a group of drunken policemen, according to testimonies, arrested lawyer Marcelino Valencia in Chumbivilcas. Valencia was an advisor to the Agrarian League and a defender of peasant communities. This event occurred in the context of military and police operations in the highland provinces of Cusco and …
Rayda Maruja Dávalos Arias was a union leader murdered in Apurímac during 1991. According to CVR records, she held the position of union leader in Trade Unions or Federations of Workers, workers or employees. Her death is part of the offensive of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso against social and union leaders …
On July 30, 1991, there was a confrontation between the 'ronderos' (members of the Self-Defense Committees) of Santa Rosa and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the province of Grau, Apurímac. This confrontation is framed in the period of counter-subversive strategies (1989-1992), when the Armed Forces established an alliance with the peasantry …
In 1992, violent actions were concentrated in the provinces of Antabamba and Aymaraes. This concentration is evidence of the persistent presence of the PCP-SL in the high provinces of Apurímac despite the capture of Abimael Guzmán.
On November 5, 1992, Juan Maya Montoya was arrested in the district of Chalhuanca, province of Aimaraes, department of Apurimac, when he went to receive his salary. A combination of the army and the police took him to DINCOTE where he was disappeared without giving any reason to his family. …
On March 28, 1993, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out one of its most spectacular actions in the department of Cuzco, trying to emulate other similar actions carried out in Ayacucho and Apurimac. The attack on the Q'enqoro prison resulted in the successful escape of 31 subversives, among PCP-Sendero Luminoso and …
In December 1993, the so-called 'Peace Agreement' divided the PCP-Sendero Luminoso between the followers of Abimael Guzmán and the members of Sendero Rojo, headed by comrade 'Feliciano'. This agreement marks a breaking point in the subversive organization after the capture of its leader Abimael Guzman in September 1992. In Apurímac, …
The state of emergency was extended for 60 days in the provinces of Chincheros, Andahuaylas, Abancay and Aymaraes. This extension is evidence of the persistence of the violent situation in the department of Apurimac.
In August 1994, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso began to take advantage of the Law of Repentance in the department of Cuzco. This process occurred after the capture of Abimael Guzmán and the internal division of the PCP-SL between the followers of the so-called 'Peace Accord' of December 1993 and …
Seven armed subversives entered the affiant's house where they raped his daughter. They then took provisions and part of his animals. As a result of the rape, the young woman became pregnant but the baby died at birth. The case is evidence of sexual violence with serious consequences for the …
The PCP-SL harassed the Santa Rosa Anti-Subversive Base, located on the Abancay-Chalhuanca highway, province of Aymaraes. It would appear to be the last major action of the PCP-SL in Apurimac, marking the end of the cycle of violence in the region.
From 1997 onwards, acts of violence were almost non-existent in Apurímac, except for propaganda actions. This marks the effective end of the internal armed conflict in the department.
The affiant recounts the mistreatment he suffered in the community of Anco, Antabamba, Apurimac. As a consequence of this mistreatment, the victim developed health problems, stating: 'I have heart pain, my heart beats hard, it almost covers me up, I have a lump when I think, when I have worries'. …
A woman testifies about the death of her husband, who was an authority in the community of Chacña, province of Aimaraes, department of Apurimac. The testimony was collected in Sicuani in July 2002. The witness describes the deep emotional impact of the loss, stating that after her husband's death she …
The affiant recounts the death of her husband who was an authority in Chacña, Aimaraes, Apurímac. The testimony reflects the profound emotional impact of the loss, expressing how the death of her husband completely changed her life. The affiant describes her emotional state after the event saying "I was like …
Public hearing held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the city of Abancay, department of Apurimac. During this hearing, case No. 10 was presented, in which testimonies related to the internal armed conflict and its consequences in the region were discussed. The testimony collected in this hearing refers to …
The witness recounts the murder of her father in Haquira, province of Cotabamba, department of Apurimac. The testimony was collected in September 2002. This case is part of the multiple murders of family members documented by the CVR in the Apurimac region during the period of political violence in Peru.
Testimony collected by the CVR in Apurimac during September 2002. The declarant narrates the murder of her father in the locality of Haquira, province of Cotabamba, department of Apurimac. This testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the Apurimac region during the internal armed conflict. …
The affiant recounts the mistreatment he suffered in his community of Anco, Antabamba, Apurimac. As a consequence of the traumatic experiences lived during the internal armed conflict, the affiant reports serious physical and psychological sequelae. He specifically mentions suffering from heart pain, describing that it beats strongly and feels like …
A woman testified before the CVR about the murder of her father in Tranca Pata, province of Aimaraes, department of Apurimac. The testimony was collected in Sicuani in December 2002. This case is part of the documented testimonies that illustrate the psychological effects of violence, specifically related to mental health …
The affiant recounts the disappearance of his son in Patas, Curahuasi, Apurimac. The testimony was collected in Lima in December 2002. The father expresses the uncertainty and anguish characteristic of the relatives of the disappeared, stating: "Suddenly any night now he will come back", I just stop thinking. Then I …
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