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.
In Huaycán, a propaganda event led to a tragedy when people were invited via loudspeakers to receive free potatoes. The gathering turned deadly as individuals were shot, and chaos ensued. This incident highlights the violence that persisted in the 1990s, even after the capture of Abimael Guzmán, with notable assassinations …
During the early 1990s, particularly between 1990 and 1992, the region of Huánuco, Peru, experienced significant violence, including detentions, disappearances, and killings. The Operativo Aries was one of the most notorious operations, leading to numerous human rights violations. In response, local religious communities and human rights organizations, such as the …
The Executive Branch, in an act described as unprecedented, promulgates and publishes the Annual General Budget Law in the official gazette El Peruano. The government makes observations to 15 of the 313 articles of the law. This act marks a moment of tension between the Executive and the Congress in …
Víctor Francisco Tintaya Flores, a 26-year-old student of the Faculty of Accounting, was murdered on 12 December 1990. His death is part of a series of violent incidents involving students from the Universidad Nacional del Centro. These events highlight the dangerous environment faced by students during this period.
On December 6, 1990, the Peruvian Senate ratified the promotions of two army generals, Jorge Rabanal Portilla and José Rolando Valdivia Dueñas, despite their controversial involvement in human rights violations. These promotions occurred in a broader context of impunity, as the government, led by President Fujimori, issued decrees that shielded …
In December 1990, 18 murders were registered in the province of Chumbivilcas. This event, together with the discovery of the mass grave in Chillccahuico and the discovery of a clandestine cemetery apparently used by PNP groups, created a context of concern about the government's respect for human rights. Up to …
In November 1990, the Peruvian Congress, with the support of officialist and APRA deputies, blocked a constitutional accusation against former President Alan García. The accusation was related to his alleged responsibility in the 1986 prison massacres. This event highlighted the political maneuvering and alliances formed by President Fujimori to prevent …
In November 1990, the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) began to charge fees for drug flights departing from areas under their control in San Martín, Peru. This decision was made during their III Central Committee of Unity in September 1990, as a means to fund their military activities. The arrangement …
President Alberto Fujimori Fujimori announces the initiation of a broad governmental family planning program based on the use of contraceptive methods. This announcement is made in the context of the first months of his administration, after assuming the presidency in July 1990. The program represents a public policy aimed at …
On October 21, 1990, a university student was arrested in Ayacucho in circumstances that several witnesses witnessed. According to the testimonies gathered, the young man was placed in the trunk of a police patrol car. This event is part of the context of political violence and repression that characterized the …
On October 17, 1990, a police station located in the district of Jesús María was completely destroyed. The attack was part of the escalation of political violence that characterized this period in Lima, where subversive groups intensified their actions during the government transition process. The total destruction of the police …
On October 10, 1990, military forces took 18 young men and peasants from the area. The bodies of the victims were later found in a mass grave located in Chilqahuayco, province of Huamanga, Ayacucho. This event occurred in the context of counter-subversive operations in the region during Alberto Fujimori's government. …
On July 10, 1990, the PCP-PCP-SL launched an attack on the SAIS Sollocota in Azángaro, resulting in the deaths of seven campesinos. On the same day, an attack on the market in Azángaro led to the deaths of five more people.
In October 1990, mass graves were discovered in Chilcahuaico, Ayacucho, and Chumbivilcas, Cusco, containing 17 and 18 bodies respectively. These findings prompted the creation of a congressional investigation commission. The graves were indicative of ongoing human rights violations during the early months of President Alberto Fujimori's administration.
On October 1, 1990, members of the Army Intelligence Service (SIE) arrested Constantino Saavedra Muñoz, former deputy mayor of Acción Popular (AP) in the district of Quinua, province of Huamanga. The arrest occurred when Saavedra Muñoz was leaving a meeting of the Huamanga City Development Corporation (CORFA). This event took …
On 27 September 1990, in the Misión de la Florida-Chanchamayo in Junín, Peru, a group of young individuals, incited by hardened members of the Shining Path, conducted a 'people's trial' that resulted in the summary execution of eight people. Among the victims was Sister María Agustina Rivas, a 70-year-old nun …
In 1990, during the VI Congress of the CART, a group of 60 PCP-SL members, led by HP, captured and executed three Asháninka leaders, including Pablo Santoma, Oscar Chimanca, and Dante Martínez, in Anapati. This event led to the formation of the Asháninka Self-Defense Committee on September 23, 1990, officially …
On 22 September 1990, Orestes Rodríguez Campos, a former Minister of Labor during the Aprista government, was assassinated by members of the PCP-SL. The attack occurred inside his car, along with his son, as they were leaving the sports field of the Ministry of Labor in the district of Surco, …
Valentín López Molina, director in charge of the Higher Pedagogical Institute of Huancavelica, was murdered on September 14, 1990. The CVR report notes that it is difficult to establish the authorship of this murder, suggesting that it could have been committed by both subversive forces and State agents. This crime …
On September 11, 1990, Víctor De La Torre Romero, the Executive President of Cementos Lima S.A., was kidnapped in San Borja, Lima by armed members of the MRTA. The kidnappers blocked his vehicle and forcibly removed him, later demanding a ransom and distribution of food in impoverished areas for his …
Congressman Fernando Olivera Vega presented before Congress recordings and transcriptions of conversations held between politicians that had been intercepted by elements of the National Intelligence Service (SIN). These interceptions constituted a kind of telephone espionage of political figures in the country. As a consequence of this denunciation, on September 4, …
The Senate approved the granting of extraordinary powers to the Executive Branch so that, within sixty days (until November 30, 1990), it could issue legislative decrees creating, modifying or eliminating taxes and eliminating tax exemptions. This measure was taken in the context of the new government of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori, …
Judith Huamán Quispe was abducted and later found murdered in September 1990 in Huancayo, Peru. Her mother, María Antonieta Quispe Sacsara, witnessed the abduction and attempted to pursue the vehicles involved. The incident reflects the violence and human rights abuses occurring in Peru during this period.
Congressman Gerardo Lopez Quiroz, member of the political group Cambio 90, was kidnapped by the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA). The perpetrators described the kidnapping as an 'invitation to talk' with the objective of making known the guidelines of the III Central Committee of the MRTA. This kidnapping took place …
On August 16, 1990, the Tupacamarista Army (ET) of the Northeastern Front of the MRTA took the city of Moyobamba with approximately 300 subversives. This action was part of a series of spectacular armed operations carried out during 1990, when the FNO had managed to increase its strength to 500 …
The General Confederation of Peruvian Workers (CGTP) called a general strike during August 1990, in the context of the recently initiated government of Alberto Fujimori. The strike had little acceptance among the population and did not succeed in paralyzing the country's activities. This strike took place at a time of …
In August 1990, President Alberto Fujimori of Peru implemented a severe economic adjustment program known as the 'fujishock'. This program marked a significant shift from his electoral promises, focusing on free-market policies without prior activation of social emergency programs for the economically disadvantaged. The measures led to widespread market closures …
By means of a supreme decree, the government of Alberto Fujimori Fujimori declared a state of emergency for thirty days in the provinces of Arequipa, Cuzco, Puno, Piura, Trujillo, Chiclayo, Maynas, Huaraz, Chimbote, Lima and Callao. As a consequence of this measure, individual guarantees were suspended in all these provinces. …
On July 30, 1990, significant changes were made in the leadership of the Peruvian National Police (PNP), with Adolfo Cuba y Escobedo appointed as the director general. This was part of a broader purge of officials by the government. Concurrently, operations such as Huascaura and Monterrico 90 were initiated to …
On July 22, 1990, in the native community of Anapati along the Tambo River, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) assassinated three prominent indigenous leaders of the Central Jungle: Pablo Santoma Santos, Oscar Chimanga Chanquete, and Dante Martínez López. This event occurred following the annual assembly of the Asháninka federation of the …
On July 12, 1990, an armed confrontation took place between the PCP-Sendero Luminoso and the military forces in Cochamarca, province of Oyón. This confrontation was part of the military-police offensive that dealt decisive blows to the Shining Path combat forces in the region during 1989 and 1990. The event occurred …
On July 9, 1990, a significant escape occurred when 47 prisoners from the MRTA (Túpac Amaru Revolutionary Movement) managed to flee from the Penal Castro Castro through a tunnel. This escape included all the important leaders captured up to that date, except for Cárdenas, who was released shortly after his …
On July 9, 1990, 47 members of the MRTA, including leaders and militants, escaped from prison through a 332-meter tunnel they had been constructing since 1987. This escape brought the MRTA back into the national spotlight and strengthened their organization by reintegrating key figures. However, it also led to internal …
On July 5, 1990, the MRTA raided the city of Yurimaguas with 95 armed men. During this operation, the insurgents attacked the local prison and freed the prisoners held there. This action was part of a period of intense MRTA activity, which included confrontations with the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the …
In July 1990, following a congress of the Central Asháninka del Río Tambo, a group of over sixty armed members of Sendero Luminoso kidnapped and subsequently murdered indigenous leaders Pablo Santoma Santos, Oscar Chimanca Chamqueti, and Dante Martinez. The leaders were tortured and killed for opposing the authoritarian methods of …
In July 1990, several communities under the direction of the FDCP took over lands of the CAT Quisuni cooperative. The situation escalated when a Senderista column appeared and killed six workers, emphasizing their belief that land could only be obtained through armed struggle. This incident led to widespread accusations against …
In July 1990, the Peruvian government, under the direction of Interior Minister Mantilla, recognized a significant turning point in its fight against the insurgent group Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path). The intervention led by Mantilla marked a shift from a purely military approach to one that included intelligence operations. This change …
In July 1990, OAASA, an organization dedicated to human rights and social work in Ayacucho, Peru, was declared in reorganization and its team was asked to resign. This decision was influenced by the new auxiliary auxiliary bishop Mons. Cipriani, who opposed the social pastoral work of OAASA, favoring a church …
On June 24, 1990, Florentino Soncco, a catechist and campesino, was assassinated by the Shining Path (SL) in the district of San Antón, Azángaro. This event was part of a broader pattern of violence against the Church by SL, which prompted the Church to establish Vicarías de Solidaridad to support …
On June 15, 1990, PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants assassinated the governor of the district of La Merced in Churcampa, Huancavelica. This assassination was part of a series of selective executions carried out by the PCP-SL against local authorities and alleged collaborators of the military forces in the area. The governor was …
On June 10, the run-off election between Alberto Fujimori and Mario Vargas Llosa took place. Fujimori won by a wide margin after saying during the electoral debate that he would not apply the shock economic policy. The electoral process had produced a new leadership of extremely high popularity in which …
Jaime Cerrón Palomino, the academic vice-rector of a university, was abducted from his home on June 9, 1990, along with his driver, Armando Tapia Gutiérrez. Their bodies were discovered on June 17, 1990, in the district of Sincos, showing signs of severe torture and execution. This event is part of …
On June 8, 1990, the husband of a woman, who was a professor at the Universidad Nacional del Centro, was detained by the Policía de Investigaciones del Perú (PIP) in Huancayo. During her interrogation, the woman was subjected to inappropriate behavior by the police. This event is part of a …
On June 8, 1990, Jaime Cerrón Palomino, the academic vice-rector, and his driver were abducted and later executed. This event was perceived by many in the university community as linked to the interests of the PCP-SL, although there was no concrete evidence of Cerrón's affiliation with the group. The incident …
The husband of a declarant, who was a professor at the Universidad Nacional del Centro, was detained in the district of Huancayo on June 8, 1990. The testimony appears in the context of cases of sexual violence against women during the internal armed conflict. The detention of the professor is …
Professor Víctor Lavado Olivera, who taught 'Historical Materialism,' was detained and disappeared on 6 June 1990, allegedly by members of the Peruvian Army. His syllabus included materials related to the PCP (Communist Party of Peru), reflecting the political tensions and influence of subversive groups within the university. This period saw …
In June 1990, the Peruvian police successfully raided the Department of Apoyo Organizativo (DAO) in Monterrico Norte, Lima, which was a significant operational hub for the PCP-SL. This raid led to the discovery of the true extent of the Shining Path's presence in Lima and resulted in the capture of …
In June 1990, second round presidential elections were held in the central region of Peru. The Armed and Police Forces guaranteed that these elections were held in almost all the voting centers in the region, despite the context of political violence generated by the PCP-SL and the MRTA. These elections …
On June 1, 1990, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) achieved its first major success against the Peruvian Communist Party - Shining Path (PCP-SL) by raiding a house in Monterrico Norte. The operation led to the capture of key members of the PCP-SL's organizational apparatus, including Elvia Nila Sanabria and Carlos …
On May 26, 1990, the Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru (MRTA) launched an assault on the city of Yurimaguas in Peru. The operation involved approximately 300 armed combatants who aimed to expand their operational reach into the Loreto region. The MRTA successfully captured several strategic points, including police stations and a …
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