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 June 19, 1989, the Shining Path (PCP-SL) carried out an ambush against an Army convoy on the Federico Basadre Highway in Aguaytía. The attack resulted in the deaths of a Major (second in command of the political-military command of Ucayali), a Lieutenant, and 14 soldiers, with an additional 10 …
In June 1989, a military base in Aguaytía, Peru, suffered a significant attack when a Shining Path ambush resulted in the death of 15 military personnel. This event marked the first of several ambushes along the Basadre, though none were as deadly. The military's response involved indiscriminate bombings and ground …
In 1989, the community of Aguaytía in Peru experienced violent incursions by the Sendero Luminoso (Shining Path). The group engaged in widespread looting and arson, destroying homes and local infrastructure, including schools. The attacks caused significant psychological and emotional distress among the residents, many of whom were forced to flee …
In 1989, Sendero Luminoso entered the native community of Aguaytia, destroying the village, burning houses and looting the school, tools and pots. The villagers stated that their homes and property were destroyed, leaving them in a situation of extreme vulnerability. This pattern of destruction was repeated in multiple communities during …
In 1989, the Peruvian Army established a military base in Aguaytía to combat the presence of the Shining Path (PCP-SL) and drug trafficking in the region. The operations were marked by a lack of understanding of the local terrain and poor strategy, leading to significant military casualties. The Army's tactics …
Faced with the presence of PCP-SL and drug trafficking in the province of Padre Abad, in 1989 the Army created a military base in Aguaytia, where the "Counter-Subversive Battalion 28" was established from the "Los Laureles" base in Tingo Maria. This action was framed in the context of the declaration …
On June 2, 1987, members of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) attacked and took over the town of Aguaytia, located in the province of Padre Abad, department of Ucayali. This attack was part of the IV Military Plan of the PCP-SL called "Develop support bases", which …
In June 1987, a group of Shining Path militants attacked public buildings in the city of Aguaytia, the capital of Padre Abad. The municipal building was set on fire along with its contents, and the archives of the Banco Agrario were destroyed. The attack also affected the Subprefecture and the …
The capital of the province of Padre Abad, Aguaytia, was taken over by the Shining Path PCP in one of its first acts in the Ucayali region in June 1987. During the raid, the municipal building was burned with all its belongings, as well as the Agrarian Bank's archives and …
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