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 December 29, 1984, 22 peasants from various communities of La Mar (Ayacucho) were killed by the so-called rondas or paramilitary groups against members of the PCP-SL. This event occurred in the context of the escalation of violence that characterized 1984 in the emergency zone of Ayacucho. The rondas, also …
The Minister of the Interior, General EP Óscar Brush Noel, made a public call inviting the militants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) to lay down their arms and surrender to the courts. This invitation took place in the context of an escalation of political violence …
On December 23, 1984, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso surprised the villagers of Pampaccoris, in the province of Tayacaja, department of Huancavelica. The attack was perpetrated as revenge against the villagers because they had helped the Armed Forces in a previous operation. This event was part of the escalation …
The Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted on December 10, 1984. It established universal jurisdiction over acts of torture, prompting countries like Peru to incorporate the crime of torture into their national penal codes. This convention marked a significant step in international …
On December 8, 1984, journalist Vicky Peláez and cameraman Percy Raborg from Canal 2 were kidnapped by members of the MRTA. The kidnappers demanded that the channel broadcast a video with their demands to the government. This incident highlighted the MRTA's tactic of using media coverage to gain attention for …
On December 5, 1984, in the district of Puca, province of Huanta, department of Ayacucho, 120 members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 22 ronderos. This attack was part of the escalation of violence that characterized 1984 in the emergency zone of Ayacucho. The event occurred in the context of confrontations …
In December 1984, soldiers from the Hualla base detained community members from the district. The victims were subjected to torture and later disappeared. This event was part of a context of generalized violence in the province of Víctor Fajardo during 1984, a year in which there were multiple murders by …
In December 1984, at least 123 men and women from the localities of Cayramayo, Vizcatampata, Orccohuasi, and Putis were victims of an arbitrary execution by the military stationed in the community of Putis. The villagers were deceived by the military, forced to dig a pit, and then shot by the …
After a state of emergency was decreed in the province of Daniel Alcides Carrion in December 1984, the Army established a military base in the district of Yanahuanca in mid-December. In the last days of December 1984, another counter-subversive base was installed in Chinche Tingo. The military presence and the …
On December 1, 1984, the Minister of the Interior, General EP Oscar Brush Noel, made public statements affirming that all Peruvians should defend the supreme values of God, homeland and family against communist terrorism. In his declarations to the newspaper El Diario, published on December 2, Brush Noel stated that …
On November 29, 1984, a national strike was called by the General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) and the National Unitary Command of Struggle (Comando Nacional Unitario de Lucha). This strike took place in a context of intense political violence and escalation of the internal armed conflict in the country. …
On November 27, 1984, nine members of the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) were captured by the police in Paucartambo, Cuzco. The police seized war rifles, a large amount of ammunition, and uniforms from the group. This event was a significant setback for the MRTA, highlighting issues of liberalism, superficiality, …
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 …
On 26 November 1984, a guerrilla base was detected in Cacaopampa, near Quillabamba, leading to a military and police operation that resulted in the capture of 18 women, 2 minors, and 7 men after an armed confrontation. Testimonies suggest that police and local militias conducted multiple operations in the area, …
On 26 November 1984, a patrol consisting of police, ronderos, and military personnel arrived in the community of Lucmahuaycco in the Cusco department of Peru. They accused the inhabitants of being subversives and killed 34 people. The Truth and Reconciliation Commission later found sufficient evidence to assert that the perpetrators …
On November 24, 1984, there was a confrontation with the Vilcabamba police. At the same time, that same day, a combined police, military and self-defense committee operation was carried out, apparently coming from the province of La Mar, in the department of Ayacucho, which disappeared the community of Lucmahuayco, assassinating …
On November 21, 1984, members of the PCP-SL attacked the town of Bayobamba in the province of Huanta, Ayacucho. During the attack, the subversives decapitated Lieutenant Governor Silverio Ramirez and ten other villagers. Among the victims were three children, which shows the brutality of the attack. This event was part …
On 17 November 1984, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out a significant attack by assassinating 19 workers of the CORAH (Special Project for the Control and Eradication of Coca Cultivation in Alto Huallaga) in Cornivilla, Monzón. This event was part of a broader campaign by …
Relatives of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, leader of the PCP-SL, reportedly contacted French diplomatic officials. The purpose of this contact was to inquire about the possibility of political asylum for their relative. This event occurred in a context of intensified political violence and operations against the PCP-SL. The contact with French …
On November 10, 1984, the military gathered the entire population of San Francisco at the Quimbiri airport. On the second floor of an adjoining house was Major "Vic" with a hooded person, obviously a captured hiker. This event marked a significant moment in the military presence in the Apurimac River …
In November 1984, the PCP-SL carried out an armed raid in the town of Huanchi, Santa Rosa district. During this attack, 9 people were killed. This event was part of a series of Shining Path incursions in the Apurimac River Valley during 1984, a period in which the Shining Path …
In November 1984, a national strike was held in Peru, the last of its kind before the end of the social truce in May 1987. This strike took place in the context of an economic crisis that had severely affected Peruvian industrialists since 1983. The protest measure took place during …
In November 1984, in Illahuasi, elements of the PCP-SL entered a home and confronted the resident's mother, accusing her of feeding the Sinchis. They punished her with a leather whip and subsequently executed her by shooting her in the head. This incident reflects the brutal tactics employed by the PCP-SL …
On November 26, 1984, a police operation in Lucmahuaycco, Peru, led to the death of SO3 SFP Mario Berríos Amao. Witnesses reported the incident as part of a larger series of events involving the murder of local villagers. The Commission of Truth and Reconciliation gathered testimonies indicating that the killings …
In November 1984, the MRTA orchestrated the kidnapping of journalist Vicky Peláez and cameraman Percy Raborg in Cusco, Peru. The operation was politically motivated, aimed at drawing attention to the plight of MRTA prisoners and turning a military setback into a political victory. The kidnapping successfully garnered significant media attention, …
On January 11, 1984, ten campesinos from the communities of Soccos, Palermo, and Manzanayocc were killed by military forces in Churcampa, Peru. This event is part of a series of violent incidents during a period of internal conflict in Peru, involving both state and non-state actors.
In November 1984, military forces established bases in Putis and Ayahuanco District in response to increased subversive activities by Sendero Luminoso. The military convinced local villagers to relocate to Putis under the pretense of providing protection and improving their quality of life. However, upon arrival, the villagers were forced to …
In November 1984, law enforcement forces set fire to the village of Oronqoy and killed 29 community members accused of being subversives. This event was part of a series of violent raids carried out by the Peruvian Army and the civilian defenses of Mollebamba in the Oreja de Perro area. …
On October 22, 1984, in Paucarbamba, Peru, military forces and local campesino patrols detained and executed Lucio Anselmo Gaspar Cabezas, Teodomiro Gaspar Cabezas, Alfredo Montes Palomino, and another individual. They were accused of being responsible for actions committed by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) in the area. This event was part …
The human settlement José Carlos Mariátegui was established following a land occupation on 14 October 1984 by 200 families from overcrowded alleys in Barrios Altos and Callao. These families, facing rising rents, organized to secure their own land. The state agency ENACE approved the lot division and began settling the …
Luis Pércovich Roca resigned as Minister of the Interior on October 12, 1984. He was replaced in the Interior portfolio by General EP Óscar Brush Noel. Pércovich had been a controversial figure during his tenure, being criticized by leftist sectors who accused him of promoting dirty war methods. His departure …
The Izquierda Unida (IU) formula for the presidential elections was approved in the early morning of October 9, 1984. The formula included the presidential candidacy of Alfonso Barrantes Lingán, with the vice-presidencies of Jorge del Prado Chávez and Luis Nieto. However, this formula barely lasted 36 hours and was reformulated, …
In October 1984, soldiers disappeared 4 peasants and killed 6 peasants in Huayllay, Luricocha district, Huanta province. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of the internal armed conflict in the area, during the period of greatest violence in the provinces of Huanta, Huamanga and La Mar. The …
On October 1, 1984, Párroco Rolando Ramos, a Salesian priest, along with several members of his pastoral team, was detained in the province of Calca, Cuzco. The detention was part of a broader context of accusations against religious figures being linked to terrorism. A week later, following interventions by ecclesiastical …
In October 1984, 22 community members from Callqui Alta, in the district of Iguain, province of Huanta, were kidnapped and disappeared. This event occurred in the context of intense military repression in the area, where the Marine Infantry had established its base of operations in the Municipal Stadium of Huanta. …
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 …
In October 1984, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso murdered 16 people in the Ayna district. The bodies of the victims were found on the banks of the San Francisco River. This event was part of the escalation of violence that characterized 1984 in the Apurimac River Valley, a period in …
In October 1984, a judge in Lima declared a Habeas Corpus petition inadmissible for HZQ, who was detained by the Guardia Civil of El Agustino on mere suspicion of a crime against property. This decision was criticized for violating international human rights obligations, as it allowed detentions without a clear …
In October 1984, Human Rights Watch reported severe human rights violations in Ayacucho, Peru. Testimonies revealed that individuals, including Leonardo Palacios, were subjected to torture and cruel treatment by military forces. Various military bases and locations in Ayacucho were identified as sites where detainees suffered inhumane treatment.
On September 29, 1984, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso disguised as police officers assassinated a group of peasants in Chilcayoc. This attack took place in a context of growing community opposition to Shining Path actions. Previously, on August 13 of the same year, another group of Chilcayoc community members on …
On September 28, 1984, the oral trial of the Uchuraccay trial began with great expectation in the courtroom of the Superior Court of Ayacucho. The only three defendants present were the detained peasants Dionisio Morales Pérez, Mariano Ccasani Gonzáles and Simeón Auccatoma Quispe, who were Quechua speakers and required interpreters …
President Fernando Belaunde Terry described terrorism as 'narco-terrorist mafia' on September 16, 1984. This statement came days after the Minister of the Interior, Luis Pércovich Roca, considered on September 6 that there was an 'intimate collaboration between the Italian mafia dedicated to drug trafficking and the terrorism practiced in the …
On September 14, 1984, an attack was carried out against a delegation of the Peruvian Investigative Police (PIP) in the Lima district of Villa Maria del Triunfo. This attack was part of a wave of terrorist attacks that again affected the capital during that month. The context of this attack …
In September 1984, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the town of Huanchi, Santa Rosa district, and killed 9 community members. This event was part of a series of attacks perpetrated by the Shining Path in the Apurimac River Valley during 1984, a year of intense violence in the area. The attack …
In September 1984, a massacre occurred in Putis, Peru, where 154 people, including women and children, were killed by state agents. The massacre was a reprisal against the community for alleged collaboration with the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. Victims were forced to dig their own graves under false pretenses before being executed, …
During September 1984, there was an attack on the U.S. embassy in Lima. The attack was carried out in the context of an escalation of terrorist violence in the Peruvian capital. In addition to the U.S. embassy, U.S. news agencies and a shopping mall were also attacked. This attack was …
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 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) …
In September 1984, 117 people, including men, women, and children, were killed in the community of Putis, allegedly by military forces. The massacre occurred after the local population, previously forced by the Shining Path (PCP-SL) to retreat to the hills to avoid military patrols, decided to surrender to the military. …
In September 1984, at the request of the inhabitants of Soras and neighboring communities harassed by PCP-SL detachments, a military base was installed in the area. This installation followed a series of violent attacks by the PCP-SL, including the Negro Mayo massacre in July 1984 where 30 people were killed, …
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