Timeline Events 31

  1. FECVRA ventures into marketing

    In mid-July 1982, the Peasant Federation of the Apurimac River Valley (FECVRA) decided to enter directly into the commercialization of the valley's products, seeking to break the monopoly of the large traders. This initiative represented an effort by the peasant organization to improve the economic conditions of its members through …

    Valle del Río Apurímac, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 90
  2. Assault in Santa Rosa

    On October 29, 1982, a group of PCP-SL subversives assaulted and looted the store of one of the main kube hoarders in Santa Rosa. This assault occurred in a context where the Peasant Federation of the Apurimac River Valley (FECVRA) had decided to enter directly into the commercialization of products …

    Santa Rosa, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 90
  3. Entry of PCP-SL to Santa Rosa mine

    In early March 1983, a contingent of PCP-SL militants entered the Santa Rosa mine, located in the town of Carhuancho, district of San Pedro de Coris in Churcampa. On March 7, military troops arrived at the mine in response to the Shining Path incursion. The military arrested and took away …

    Mina de Santa Rosa, Carhuancho, San Pedro de Coris, Churcampa, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 218-219
  4. Disappearance of 5 community members in San Agustín, Santa Rosa

    In November 1983, five community members from San Agustín, Santa Rosa, were disappeared by members of the army. This event occurred during the initial period of military intervention in the Apurimac River Valley, when the Armed Forces were beginning to establish their presence in the area. The disappearance of these …

    San Agustín, Santa Rosa, Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 102
  5. Kidnapping and murder in Chontaccocha

    In July 1984, the PCP-SL kidnapped and murdered villagers from Chontaccocha, in the Santa Rosa district. The attack occurred after the villagers participated in a census, despite previous warnings from the PCP-SL against doing so. This event was part of the Shining Path's strategy to punish communities that collaborated with …

    Chontaccocha, Santa Rosa Informe CVR, página 102
  6. Birth of paramilitary gangs on the banks of the Apurimac river

    According to PCP-SL documents, the most numerous and most dangerous paramilitary bands emerged on both banks of the Apurimac River during July 1984, with most forming in January 1985. These gangs grew too rapidly due to the increased concentration of enemy troops in the area. The gangs were made up …

    Márgenes del río Apurímac Informe CVR, página 98
  7. Attack on Santa Rosa Church

    On July 27, 1984, approximately 60 members of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked a church in Santa Rosa, La Mar, Peru. They surrounded the church, launched dynamite, and fired at the evangelicals inside, resulting in the deaths of six evangelicals and one Catholic, with seven others injured. The attack was …

    Santa Rosa, La Mar, Peru Cuadro 1: Incursiones del PCP-SL a las iglesias en el período 1983–1991
  8. Detention, torture and death of 2 ronderos in Santa Rosa

    In August 1984, members of the Peruvian Army (EP) detained, tortured and killed 2 ronderos in Santa Rosa. This event occurred in the context of the formation of the Counter-Subversive Civil Defense Forces (DECAS) in the Apurimac River Valley and the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area. …

    Santa Rosa Informe CVR, página 102
  9. Murder of 19 community members in San Pedro

    In September 1984, law enforcement forces murdered 19 community members in San Pedro, a town in the Santa Rosa district. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the Apurimac River Valley, during the period in which the Armed Forces and the DECAS (Counter-Subversive Civil Defense) …

    San Pedro, Santa Rosa Informe CVR, página 102
  10. Murder of 7 community members in Huanchi

    In October 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso killed 7 community members in the town of Huanchi, Santa Rosa district, in the Apurimac River Valley. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of Shining Path violence in the area, during the period in which the PCP-SL sought to consolidate its …

    Huanchi, Santa Rosa Informe CVR, p. 102
  11. Shining Path's retreat in the Apurimac River Valley

    By mid-1985, the Shining Path was in full retreat in the Apurimac River Valley and the Armed Forces together with the DECAS (Defensa Civil Contrasubversiva) had gained control of the valley. The Shining Path themselves recognized their defeat by the 'mesnadas' in the VRA, admitting that the unconsolidated support bases …

    Valle del Río Apurímac Informe CVR, páginas 97-102
  12. Killing of 21 people by the army in Santa Rosa

    In August 1985, the Peruvian army executed 21 people in Santa Rosa, a district in the province of La Mar. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the Apurimac River Valley (VRA), an area where the Armed Forces and the DECAS (Counter-Subversive Civil Defense) had gained control …

    Santa Rosa, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  13. Land seizures begin in Puno

    In December 1985, land seizures began, triggering one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history of Puno, leading to a new agrarian reform. On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macari, led by the United Federation of Peasants of Melgar, peacefully …

    Distritos de Santa Rosa y Macarí, provincia de Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR
  14. Land reclamation in Santa Rosa and Macarí

    On December 13, 1985, about 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí, led by the Melgar Peasant Unitary Federation, peacefully initiated the recovery of 10,000 hectares of the Rural Enterprise of Social Property "Kunurana". This action triggered one of the most important peasant mobilizations in the history …

    Santa Rosa y Macarí, Melgar, Puno, Perú Informe CVR
  15. Announcement of restructuring of joint ventures

    On February 7, 1986, the President of the Republic, Alan Garcia, announced in a message to the nation the "restructuring and resizing of the associative enterprises". This announcement came a little more than a month after nearly 4,000 peasants from the districts of Santa Rosa and Macarí peacefully initiated the …

    Lima, Perú Informe CVR
  16. Raid on Santa Rosa mining unit

    In October 1986, a Shining Path group raided the Santa Rosa mining unit located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During the attack, the subversives looted all of the mine's explosive material, including dynamite, primers and guides. This theft of explosive material had immediate consequences in the region, since after this looting, dynamite …

    Santa Rosa, Cobriza, Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, página 199
  17. Shining Path incursion in Santa Rosa (Cobriza)

    In October 1986, a Shining Path column raided the Santa Rosa mining unit, located in Cobriza, Huancavelica. During this action, Shining Path members looted all the explosive material available in the mine, including dynamite, percussion caps and guides. This raid was part of a series of PCP-SL attacks against mining …

    Santa Rosa (Cobriza), Huancavelica, Perú Informe CVR, p. 218
  18. Destruction of Laive Production Unit

    At the beginning of 1989, the PCP-SL attacked the Laive Production Unit, destroying the milk processing machinery. The neighboring communities of Palmayoc, Palaco, Llamapsillón and Chongos Altos, spurred on by the Shining Path, ended up looting and distributing goods from these production units. All the facilities of the LAIVE Sub-Unit …

    Laive, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 187-190
  19. Forced Disappearance and Torture in Peru

    In 1989, individuals in Peru were subjected to forced disappearance and torture by police and military forces. Victims were detained under false pretenses, tortured, and held incommunicado in various locations, including Chalhuanca, Santa Rosa, and Abancay. Despite being innocent, they were accused of being terrorists and suffered severe physical and …

    Chalhuanca, Santa Rosa, Abancay, Peru Capítulo sobre desaparición forzada, CVR
  20. Dynamiting of electrical substation in Santa Rosa, La Oroya

    On July 8, 1989, hikers dynamited an electrical substation near the Santa Rosa housing complex in La Oroya. As a direct consequence of this attack, the copper and lead refineries of Centromín Perú were paralyzed. The attack also affected the local electricity supply in the city. This attack was part …

    Santa Rosa, La Oroya, Junín, Perú Informe CVR, p. 209
  21. Operation Falcon

    On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo, La Mar, on the heights of the Huamanga-San Francisco highway, in an action called 'Operation Hawk'. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the patrols in the highland districts of La Mar province. The authorities …

    Santa Rosa a Tambo, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 100
  22. Operation Falcon - DECAS departs for Tambo to reorganize mountain patrols

    On August 9, 1989, a group of 200 ronderos left Santa Rosa for Tambo in an action called operation Halcón. The reason for this operation was to reorganize the rondas in the highland districts of La Mar province, whose authorities, faced with the advance of the PCP-SL, had sent a …

    Santa Rosa a Tambo, La Mar, Ayacucho, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 653-684
  23. Murder of 4 ronderos in Santa Rosa

    In November 1989, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated 4 ronderos belonging to the Santa Rosa peasant patrol, district of Ayna, province of La Mar. This attack took place in the context of the Shining Path offensive against the Self-Defense Committees and the peasant patrols that had organized to resist their presence …

    Santa Rosa, Ayna, La Mar Informe CVR, página 102
  24. Santa Rosa confrontation

    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 …

    Santa Rosa, Grau, Apurímac, Perú Informe CVR, página 265
  25. Arrest and death of 21 people by ronderos in Santa Rosa

    In July 1993, peasant ronderos from Santa Rosa detained a group of people in the context of the internal armed conflict. During this event, 4 people were detained and 21 people were killed by the ronderos. This event is part of the period of violence between the counter-subversive peasant patrols …

    Santa Rosa, Ayna, La Mar, Ayacucho Informe CVR, página 102
  26. Attack on San Fernando de Meritori

    On September 11, 1993, a group of 100 terrorists, all colonists, attempted to invade San Fernando de Meritori from three fronts: Esmeralda, Santa Rosa, and Delta. The local Rondas Campesinas and Nativas defended their community, resulting in the death of 11 terrorists. Later, the Peruvian Army intervened, detaining several individuals …

    San Fernando de Meritori, Junín, Peru p. 675

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