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.
Operation Chavín de Huántar was a successful military operation carried out on April 22, 1997, to rescue hostages held by the MRTA at the Japanese ambassador's residence in Peru. The operation marked a significant achievement for the Peruvian government, enhancing its prestige. However, the credit for the success was contested …
The crisis surrounding the embassy in Peru led to a controversial military operation under the leadership of President Alberto Fujimori, with significant involvement from Vladimiro Montesinos and General Nicolás Hermoza Ríos. The operation sparked public debates about the role of the military and allegations of extrajudicial executions of MRTA members. …
In 1993, tensions rose in Peru following the disappearance and extrajudicial execution of a professor and ten students from the Universidad Enrique Guzmán y Valle, known as the 'La Cantuta' case. General Nicolás Hermoza Ríos and intelligence advisor Vladimiro Montesinos were accused of maintaining a paramilitary group responsible for this …
In 1991, while President Alberto Fujimori was negotiating with the United States for military aid to combat drug trafficking, his intelligence chief, Vladimiro Montesinos, and military leader, Hermoza Ríos, were monopolizing state presence in the Huallaga region, leading to widespread corruption within the Peruvian military. This situation culminated in Fujimori's …
The Colina Group was a special operations detachment within the Peruvian Army's Intelligence Service (SIE) and the Directorate of Army Intelligence (DINTE). It was not a clandestine group but operated under the guise of official military structure, with its activities being secretive in nature. The group became an execution arm …
Under the leadership of Vladimiro Montesinos and Nicolás Hermoza Ríos, the Peruvian military and intelligence services engaged in widespread human rights violations. A directive from January 1990 allowed Hermoza Ríos to control all military personnel, facilitating operations that often bypassed legal and democratic oversight. The operations included espionage, sabotage, and …
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