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.
The Defense Civil Antisubversiva (DECAS) was formally established on 21 June 1984 in Pichiwillca, near Palmapampa, marking a significant development in the organization of campesino militias in the Apurímac River valley. Under the leadership of Antonio Cárdenas, DECAS expanded throughout the valley, although their methods were controversial, with reports of …
In August 1983, Julio Orozco Huamaní, the secretary general of the Federation of Campesinos of the Valley of the Apurímac River, was assassinated at the Hacienda Lusiana, a base of the Peruvian Navy. This event marked a significant escalation in the violence in the region, leading to the disbandment of …
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