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 1986, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) intensified its campaign of violence in the highlands of Puno, Peru. Actions included the looting and destruction of businesses, as well as the seizure of towns such as Chupa, where local authorities were captured and subjected to popular trials. …
In 1980, the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) initiated what it called the 'people's war'. This armed movement began in a context of global revolutionary ebb, contrary to the belief that it was part of a global strategic offensive. The struggle was influenced by the defeat of …
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