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 'Pucallpazo' refers to a violent event in 1989 in Pucallpa, Peru, where a protest by over five thousand people, mainly peasants, against the government led to a severe police crackdown. The protestors were demanding attention to their grievances, which they felt were ignored by the central government. The police …
The Pucallpazo mobilizations were a series of protests demanding better living conditions in Coronel Portillo. The first Pucallpazo led to infrastructure improvements such as street paving and the construction of a hospital and a fluvial terminal. The second Pucallpazo resulted in the creation of the Ucayali department.
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