Complete database of events related to the internal armed conflict in Peru, extracted from the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CVR). 5,159 events documented from 1817 to 2003.
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 29, 1982, Supreme Decree 068-82 IN was issued ordering the Armed Forces to assume internal control of the Department of Ayacucho. The command was assigned to General Roberto Clemente Noel Moral. This measure was taken in the context of increased violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and marked the …
On December 27, 1982, the inhabitants of the Maraypata annex in Churcampa clashed with a group of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso who wanted to punish them for having formed peasant patrols. In the confrontation, several subversives died and were buried nearby. This event represents one of the first cases of organized …
On December 26, 1982, President Fernando Belaunde Terry issued an ultimatum to the Shining Path. This occurred in a context of escalating violence in Metropolitan Lima, where the PCP-SL had intensified its subversive actions. During that year there had been multiple attacks, including general blackouts in Lima and Callao due …
On December 23, 1982, a contingent of PCP-SL militants assaulted the Colqui mine, located in the district of Huancavelica. During this assault, the subversives seized 1500 sticks of dynamite. This action was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy that included sabotage to the Mantaro electric transmission network, the destruction of …
On December 12, 1982, it was reported that the PCP-SL was intensifying its actions in the districts of Paucarbamba (province of Huancavelica) and Colcabamba (province of Tayacaja). The actions included dynamite attacks and death threats against local authorities. This intensification was part of the initial expansion of PCP-SL operations in …
On December 11, 1982, in the middle of a public act, the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Víctor Jorge Jáuregui, a Popular Action (AP) militant, was wounded by two presumed members of the PCP-SL. The attackers were driving a motorcycle from where they shot him three times in the face. This …
On December 8, 1982, Peru enacted Law No. 23506, which restricted the use of Habeas Corpus and Amparo actions during states of emergency. This law specified that these legal actions could not be used to challenge the suspension of certain constitutional rights as outlined in Article 231 of the Peruvian …
On December 8, 1982, a group of armed individuals dressed as military personnel entered the community of Santa Carmen de Rumichaca. They gathered the population under the pretense of rewarding those involved in the local ronda campesina. However, those identified as leaders were executed by the PCP-SL that night, leading …
On December 6, 1982, PCP-SL militants attacked the police post in the district of Anco in the province of Churcampa. This attack was part of a series of harassments of police posts that increased at the end of 1982 in the provinces of Tayacaja and Churcampa. The attacks were aimed …
In December 1982, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out a series of actions in Huancasancos and nearby areas, including Sancos, Lucanamarca, and Sacsamarca. They expropriated and redistributed livestock and goods from local communities, causing unrest among the residents. The subversive group also disrupted transportation by blocking roads and demanding payments …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated the president of the community of Uchuraccay, Alejandro Huamán Leandro. This assassination was part of a broader PCP-SL strategy to eliminate local authorities representing state power. In the same month, the PCP-SL also assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of Huaychao, Eusebio Ccente and …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated twelve people in Ccarhuaurán, Santillana district, Huanta province. This event is part of the PCP-SL's strategy to liberate the countryside through threats, dismissals and assassinations of local authorities and civilian population. The rondas of Qarhuahurán (as also mentioned in the text) were among the …
Valentín Loayza Cuya was kidnapped in December 1982 in the Tiquihua/Hualla area, Fajardo province. During 1983 and 1984, Tiquihua was under the control of the 'unknown' (a term used to refer to the PCP-Sendero Luminoso). As a result of Shining Path control in the area, military bases were established in …
In December 1982, the Peruvian government declared a state of emergency in the southern central highlands, transferring control to the military. This decision was made in response to increasing violence and unrest caused by the activities of the PCP Sendero Luminoso, which had been intensifying its attacks on public infrastructure …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL assassinated the president and lieutenant governor of Huaychao, Eusebio Ccente and Pedro Rimachi, in the middle of the town square. They were accused of representing state power. This assassination occurred almost at the same time as the assassination of the president of the community of …
In December 1982, the Armed Forces (FFAA) were charged with conducting the counter-subversive struggle in the department of Ayacucho. This event marked a crucial turning point in the Peruvian internal armed conflict. From that moment on, there was a notable escalation of violence, especially from 1983 onwards, reaching its highest …
The PCP-SL celebrated Abimael Guzmán Reinoso's birthday with simultaneous attacks in Lima and Ayacucho during December 1982. This wave of attacks was part of an escalation of violence that characterized the end of that year. The attacks occurred in a context of growing terrorist activity that led the Armed Forces …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL completely razed the Qaracha Communal Farm, which was owned by Huancasancos. This event had important repercussions at the regional level. The razing of the farm was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking not only police posts but also symbols of economic power and communal …
In December 1982, President Fernando Belaunde Terry ordered the deployment of military forces to Ayacucho, Peru, to combat increasing subversive activities by the PCP-SL. The initial deployment included 450 army reinforcements and the establishment of the Comando Político Militar, which subordinated police operations to military command. This intervention aimed to …
On November 25, 1982, post office employees in Huancapi, Fajardo province, were killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The victims were accused of 'soplonaje' (being informants). This murder was part of a series of executions that the PCP-SL carried out during November 1982 against authorities and people considered 'enemies' in the …
In 1982, thousands of coca farmers from regions including Chinchao, Monzón, Leoncio Prado, Tocache, and Padre Abad gathered in Tingo María to commence an indefinite strike on November 25. The strike was a response to the Peruvian government's prohibition of legal coca trade through the Empresa Nacional de la Coca …
On November 25, 1982, a peasant farmer from Taca, Fajardo province, was murdered accused of 'snitching'. This murder was part of a series of systematic executions that the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out against authorities and people considered 'enemies' during that period. The event was part of the Shining Path's strategy …
On November 19, 1982, the first public trial and execution by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) took place in Huancasancos, Peru. The community was forced to gather in the town square to witness the trial of a man known as 'Moisés,' who was accused of various crimes such as abuse and …
On November 10, 1982, a teacher from Huancaraylla was murdered by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This murder was part of a series of systematic executions of authorities and people accused of 'snitching' that the PCP-SL carried out during that period in the province of Fajardo. The assassination occurred in the context …
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 …
Alejandro Huamán, president of the Uchuraccay community, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in late November or early December 1982. The murder was in retaliation for having led the expulsion of Shining Path militants from the community in October 1982. He was also punished for having removed and burned a …
Towards the first days of November 1982, a group of PCP-SL militants arrived in the districts of Soras, Larcay and Paucaray. They carried out indoctrination work with schoolchildren in the area. Over time, these schoolchildren expanded their network of contacts with other students from the nearby communities of San Pedro …
On 19 October 1982, an unknown assailant attempted to set fire to the bishopric of Cajamarca by throwing a bucket of gasoline at the building. The attack was thwarted when seminarians residing there intervened, causing the perpetrator to flee. This incident occurred amidst tensions between the Church and authorities, who …
During the celebration of the feast of the Virgin of the Rosary in Uchuraccay, the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso placed a red flag on one of the community's hills. Alejandro Huamán, president of the community of Uchuraccay, took out the flag and publicly burned it. This act of defiance …
On October 4, 1982, PCP-SL militants attacked the police post in the district of San Miguel de Mayocc. This attack was part of a series of harassments of police posts that increased at the end of 1982 in the districts of Churcampa and Tayacaja. The attacks were aimed at eliminating …
In October 1982, the PCP-SL began establishing its 'new power' in the province of Huancasancos, including areas like Sancos, Lucanamarca, and Sacsamarca. The PCP-SL forced local authorities to resign under threat of death and implemented a new order where all were considered equal. This movement was initially accepted by some …
In Uchuraccay, the Shining Path PCP struggled to establish control due to the strong presence of traditional communal authorities. Unlike other communities in the province of Víctor Fajardo, where Sendero Luminoso imposed its power, Uchuraccay maintained its traditional power structures. The lack of a youthful base and the small size …
In October 1982, members of the PCP SL attempted to establish a Women's School in a Peruvian community. The initiative was met with suspicion by the male community members, leading to a clandestine opposition led by community leaders. The community eventually captured and decided to release six young PCP SL …
On 27 September 1982, an assault on the police post in Erapata, Incahuasi, Cusco, resulted in the death of a police officer. This event was linked to the presence of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) in the region. In response, police forces from Illahuasi intervened in Mollebamba, arresting seven community members …
On September 23, 1982, a teacher was murdered in Pomacocha by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The teacher was executed after refusing to read a subversive proclamation demanded by the Shining Path militants. This murder was part of a series of executions of authorities and people accused of "snitching" or opposing the …
On September 22, 1982, a group of peasants from Chuschi were killed by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. These peasants had been accused of abigeos (cattle rustling). This event was part of a series of selective assassinations that the PCP-SL carried out during 1982 against authorities, villagers and people accused of various …
A PCP-SL commando, led by an armed woman wearing a black hood, entered the Carlos Wiese school in Comas during the school's anniversary celebration. At the time, 1,500 students were gathered in the school's courtyard. The members of the commando launched subversive slogans and made a call to armed struggle …
On September 8, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out an assault on the Huancapi prison in the province of Fajardo. This event took place in the context of a series of armed actions aimed at expelling the police from rural areas and consolidating the territorial control of the PCP-SL in …
On 3 September 1982, Edith Lagos, a prominent young militant of the PCP-SL, was killed in a confrontation with GR forces in Umaca, Andahuaylas. Her death sparked a massive public response in Ayacucho, where approximately thirty thousand people participated in a procession for her funeral. Despite the presence of a …
In September 1982, the Sinchis, a special unit of the Peruvian police, arrived in Chalcos, Ayacucho, presenting themselves as protectors. Initially engaging with the community through activities like sports, their behavior soon turned violent. They falsely accused local teachers of terrorism, detained, and brutally killed them. This incident contributed to …
In September 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the Nieto Cisneros brothers in the town of Matara, district of Accocro, province of Huamanga. This event was part of the initial strategy of the PCP-SL to eliminate local authorities and people considered enemies of their revolutionary project. Subsequently, in May 1983, Matara …
In September 1982, a group of Shining Path militants, including two women, attacked the Guardia Civil post in Huayrapata, La Convención, Cusco. The assault resulted in the death of one civil guard and injury to a corporal. The attackers, numbering around 35, seized weapons and ammunition during the raid.
In September 1982, Edith Lagos, a leader of the Shining Path (PCP-SL), was killed in a confrontation with the police. Her death led to one of the largest public gatherings in the 1980s, with significant participation from the university community. Lagos became a symbol of rebellion in Ayacucho, representing the …
In September 1982, a group of approximately 30 individuals formed the 'Comité de Familiares de Presos Políticos de Izquierda Unida Independiente' in Lima, Peru. This committee was established to provide economic and legal support to families of political prisoners, particularly those from the provinces who were often unfamiliar with legal …
In September 1982, a massive funeral was held for Edith Lagos in the city of Huamanga. Lagos, who had escaped during an assault on the Huamanga prison in March, was killed in a confrontation with the police in Andahuaylas. The event drew a large crowd of Huamanga residents, who participated …
On August 22, 1982, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked a police post in Vilcashuamán, Peru. The confrontation lasted for five hours and resulted in the deaths of seven police officers. This event was part of the broader conflict between the Peruvian government and the Shining Path insurgency during the early …
On August 22, 1982, a group of armed hikers bombed the Vilcashuamán police post, resulting in the death of seven policemen and several wounded. This was the worst attack on the Vilcashuamán police post since the attacks of March 31 and July 25 of the same year. The morning after …
On August 22, 1982, a detachment of the PCP-SL attacked the police post of the Guardia Civil in Vilcashuamán. The confrontation lasted five hours, resulting in the deaths of seven police officers. This event was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL in the region during that …
On August 22, 1982, the PCP-SL attacked the Vilcashuaman police post, killing four policemen. This attack represented the high point of the panorama of abandonment of police posts in the region. The event was part of the PCP-SL's successful strategy between 1980 and 1982 that combined threats, assassinations, sabotage actions …
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