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, 1988, the Day for Peace was held, an event organized by the Municipality of Lima. This day took place in a context of intense political violence in the country, marked by the actions of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the MRTA, as well as by the government's response …
The Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out an armed strike in the department of Junin on December 20, 1988. This event took place in a context of worsening Shining Path violence in the Junin region during that month. The armed strike was part of the PCP-SL's …
On December 8, 1988, a commando of the eastern front of the MRTA took the town of Puerto Inca. This action was part of the operations of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement in the eastern region of the country. The event occurred in a context of intense subversive activity during …
On December 7, 1988, Law 24949 was enacted creating the National Police of Peru (PNP). This law unified the country's existing police forces under a single institution. The creation of the PNP took place in a context of intensification of the counter-subversive struggle and reorganization of law enforcement. This institutional …
In December 1988, a group of MRTA militants, uniformed and armed with rifles and other military equipment, raided Racracalla. They called the people to an assembly in the plaza to explain that their struggle was 'to conquer power for the people' and that in this task everyone had 'a place …
The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) called and carried out a general strike on December 1, 1988. This strike took place in the context of an economic and political crisis during the government of Alan García Pérez. The strike was part of the multiple protests and union mobilizations that …
On November 30, 1988, "black lists" drawn up by the Rodrigo Franco Command (CRF) appeared on the walls of several places in the city of Churcampa. These lists contained names of alleged subversion collaborators who were threatened with death. This event occurred in the context of a new offensive by …
On November 24, 1988, in the hamlet of Erapata, province of Huanta, Ayacucho, Hugo Bustíos Saavedra, a journalist for the magazine Caretas, was murdered. This crime occurred in a context of intense political violence in the Ayacucho region, where both law enforcement and subversive groups were active. The murder of …
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 …
Journalist Hugo Bustios Saavedra was murdered in Huanta by members of the Peruvian Army in November 1988. This murder occurred in a context of intensifying internal armed conflict in the region, during which multiple operations by groups linked to the intelligence services were carried out against journalists, teachers and other …
On October 13, 1988, a national strike was called in the context of a serious economic crisis affecting the country. This strike was one of several carried out during 1988, a year in which the monetary devaluation accelerated, generating higher inflation and a fall in workers' real income. In September …
On October 13, 1988, the peasants of the Callejón de Huaylas began a strike to demand lower prices for agricultural inputs. This mobilization took place in the context of a serious national economic crisis and coincided with a national strike called by the CGTP in protest against the economic measures …
On October 11, 1988, General EP Victor Raul Silva Tuesta, head of the First Military Region, retired at his request. This retirement took place in a context of political and economic crisis, with rumors of a coup d'état that were denied by the Minister of Defense, General EP Enrique López …
In the context of a deep economic and political crisis, Oiga magazine published an editorial entitled "Between the coup and the presidential resignation". This headline reflects the climate of political instability that the government of Alan Garcia Perez was going through in October 1988. Rumors of a coup d'état were …
On September 28, 1988, a patrol of the Peruvian Army (EP) entered the Virgen del Rosario neighborhood of Abancay. The CVR report mentions this event briefly without providing additional details about the circumstances, motives or consequences of this military incursion. This entry took place in a context of intensification of …
On September 22, 1988, a march of empty pots was held in Lima as a popular protest against the economic measures announced by the government. This demonstration was part of a series of protests that arose after Minister Abel Salinas Eyzaguirre announced new economic measures on September 8. The march …
On September 17, 1988, several explosions occurred in the city of Churcampa. These explosions were claimed by the Rodrigo Franco Command (CRF). This event took place in the context of the new offensive implemented by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso since 1988 in the Huancavelica region. Subsequently, on November 30 of the …
President Alan Garcia Perez publicly admitted that the government was wrong to maintain a consumerist policy for too long. This policy had kept gasoline prices, interest rates and the dollar artificially low. Garcia acknowledged that this economic strategy ended up impoverishing the Peruvian state. This statement came in the context …
On August 10, 1988, a car bomb exploded in the offices of Centromin Peru. This attack occurred in a context of intense subversive activity by the PCP-SL during August 1988, the month in which the second session of the First Congress of the PCP-SL was also held. The attack was …
On August 9, 1988, a group of 25 militants of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) entered the town of Chunquipata, located in the district of Huariaca. The raid was led by "comrade Johan", who commanded the subversive contingent. This event is framed in the context of …
On August 9, 1988, the grave of Edith Lagos Saenz was destroyed. Flyers of the Rodrigo Franco Commando, a paramilitary group that claimed responsibility for the action, were found at the site. This act was part of a series of violent actions perpetrated by this commando against symbols and people …
The PCP-Sendero Luminoso called for an armed strike that lasted from July 18 to 22, 1988. This armed strike was carried out parallel to the national strike called by the CGTP (General Confederation of Peruvian Workers) scheduled for July 19 and 20. The armed strike was part of the actions …
In July 1988, the MRTA subversive contingent attacked and destroyed the police post in the district of Pozuzo, in the province of Oxapampa. During the confrontation, four policemen were killed. This attack was part of a series of MRTA actions in the area during the last months of 1988, when …
In a message to the nation, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announced increases in a series of food products and readjustments in salaries and wages. This announcement was made in a context of economic crisis and adjustment measures implemented by Alan Garcia's government. Increases in basic products and salary …
The owners of TV channels 2, 4, 5 and 9 commit themselves in the so-called "one minute agreement", whereby they would provide their viewers with only one minute of images of attacks, acts of violence and other events related to terrorism. This agreement took place in a context of intensifying …
The second session of the First Congress of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) was held. This session took place between July and August 1988. The event took place in a context of intense subversive activity, parallel to an armed strike called by the PCP-SL from July …
On June 23, 1988, the Peruvian government approved four supreme decrees aimed at eradicating contraband in the country. These measures were part of the actions of the government of Alan García Pérez during a period of economic and political crisis. The decrees were issued in the context of the fight …
On June 9, 1988, the Executive Branch called for two extraordinary legislatures of the Peruvian Congress. The first legislature was scheduled between June 14 and 26 to approve the bills for the creation of the pending regions within the framework of the country's regionalization process. The second legislature was to …
On June 8, 1988, an indefinite strike called by SUTEP (Sindicato Unitario de Trabajadores en la Educación del Perú) began and ended on July 10 of the same year. Days after the SUTEP strike began, the Civil Construction workers joined the strike, which ended on July 4. This indefinite teachers' …
On June 5, 1988, three villagers were detained at the Churcampa fair by soldiers from the Churcampa Counter-Subversive Base. The detainees were Saturnino de la Cruz Soto, Marino de la Cruz Soto and Francisco Taipe Ccoñas. This arrest occurred in the context of the intensification of subversive incursions in the …
In June 1988, in the area of Cuticsa, province of Angaraes, a column of Shining Path members disguised as soldiers entered the town and killed 11 peasants. This attack occurred after two years of relative tranquility in the area, when the Shining Path restarted their actions taking advantage of the …
On May 8, 1988, President Alan Garcia Perez announced his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and energetic. This declaration was accompanied by Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo, who pointed out that the anti-terrorist law had to be corrected, since it gave special protective treatment to …
On May 3, 1988, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) attacked the premises of Canal 5 in Lima. Zoila López Rivadeneyra, who was the first MRTA militant killed in combat, died during this confrontation. This attack was part of the armed actions that MRTA carried out in the Peruvian capital …
In May 1988, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announces tougher measures against terrorism. The Interministerial Commission for the counter-subversive fight was created as part of the hardening of government policy. The commission was formally installed in June 1988 and was made up of the Minister of Defense (López Albújar), …
On May 1, 1988, elements linked to the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) marched through downtown Lima. The demonstration, which took place in the context of International Workers' Day, ended with attacks against banks in the Peruvian capital. This event occurred at a time when the government …
On April 16, 1988, the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path (PCP-SL) began its so-called 'ajusticiamientos' in the central region of Peru. This event marked a change in the Shining Path's strategy in the mining area, going from subtle treatment and political recruitment to direct violent actions against leaders and workers. …
On March 25, the legislative decree that creates the system of self-managed banks in the country is published, qualifying as such those in which its workers "are direct owners of more than 50% of the shares representing the capital stock". President Alan García Pérez signs the legislative decree that qualifies …
On February 24, 1988, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the 10th Police Command located in the city of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of large-scale military actions carried out by the PCP-SL during 1988, when the subversive organization had managed to recompose and reorganize its forces, …
On February 10, 1988, PCP-SL militants launched a wave of simultaneous dynamite attacks against multiple targets in the city of Huancayo. Targets attacked included the Departmental Directorate of Junin, the Savings Bank, the District Council of El Tambo, the Superior Court of Justice, the Junin Development Corporation, the Bank of …
On February 7, 1988, a public notice appeared with the title "Security is everyone's task" that presented photographs and physical characteristics of six leaders of subversive organizations. The ad includes images of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (leader of the PCP-SL), Julio César Mezzich, Osmán Morote Barrionuevo (number two of the PCP-SL), …
Carlos Blancas Bustamante resigned as Minister of Justice during the administration of Alan García Pérez. The resignation took place in a complex political context, during the month of February 1988. This ministerial change occurred in the midst of debates on the nationalization of the banking system and the regionalization of …
The first session of the First Congress of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) was held between February and March 1988. This event represented an important organizational milestone for the subversive organization. Subsequently, in July-August 1988 the second session of the same congress was held, and in …
After the first MRTA military campaign in San Martin, the recruited MRTA cadres returned, between February and March 1988, to their lands to form their Guerrilla Fronts. This return was part of MRTA's strategy to expand its territorial presence after the experience in the Northeastern Front. The cadres who had …
During the meeting of the national strike called jointly by the CGTP (left) and the CTP (aprista) on January 28, 1988, a violent confrontation took place between militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and demonstrators of the CGTP and Izquierda Unida in Lima's Plaza 2 de Mayo. This national strike had …
On January 10, 1988, an armed confrontation took place in Qachiqasa, in the district of Chungui. This confrontation left 21 people dead. The event occurred in the context of military operations and confrontations between law enforcement and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the area. This event occurred shortly after the Chapi …
From 1986-1988, the internal armed conflict in Peru acquired a relatively more national character, expanding beyond its initial epicenter in Ayacucho. This expansion coincided with the 'leap to strategic balance' undertaken by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and a refinement of the State's counter-subversive strategy. Between 1989 and 1991, the central region, …
In 1988, General José Valdivia Dueñas assumed command of the political-military command. This change of command took place in a context of intensification of the internal armed conflict in the region. For its part, the PCP-SL called for two more armed strikes that year, one in July and the other …
During 1988 there was a sharp increase in law enforcement casualties, with a total of 141 fatalities (102 from the Armed Forces and 39 from the Police Forces), representing 8.4% of the total casualties during the entire conflict. This increase coincided with the period of the so-called 'jump to strategic …
In 1988, 810 Quechua-speaking deaths and disappearances were reported. The Shining Path PCP was responsible for 541 victims, State Agents for 203, CADS for 8, MRTA for 5, and 53 cases were attributed to undetermined perpetrators or others.
In 1988, the municipality of Lima, under the administration of Mayor Jorge del Castillo (APRA), called for a Day for Peace. This initiative took place within the framework of the solemn session held at the Lima Provincial Council. During the event, the mayor proposed to institute 1988 as the Year …
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