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.
Public hearing held by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission in the city of Abancay, department of Apurimac. During this hearing, case No. 10 was presented, in which testimonies related to the internal armed conflict and its consequences in the region were discussed. The testimony collected in this hearing refers to …
The PCP-SL attacked the premises of the Superior Court of Apurimac in the city of Abancay. This attack against an institution of the Judicial Power is evidence of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking symbols of the State.
The state of emergency was extended for 60 days in the provinces of Chincheros, Andahuaylas, Abancay and Aymaraes. This extension is evidence of the persistence of the violent situation in the department of Apurimac.
There was an attack on the village of Canchara, in the province of Abancay. They killed the cattle, burned the houses and raped several women. This attack shows the brutality of violence against civilian populations.
On February 28, 1989, one of the most bloody confrontations between the Self-Defense Committees and the PCP-Sendero Luminoso took place in the community of San Francisco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. This confrontation resulted in the death of 30 ronderos (members of the Self-Defense Committees). The event occurred in the context …
Army personnel entered the community of Tamburqui and house by house removed the villagers, gathering them in the plaza. They forced the affiant and her neighbor to bring blankets and hides for the soldiers. When they returned to the plaza, the Chief of the soldiers told them 'Ah, you still …
On November 7, 1988, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the San Ildefonso Prison in the city of Abancay, capital of the department of Apurimac. This attack was an attempt to repeat the successful assault on the Ayacucho prison carried out in 1982. The attack took place in a context of increased …
On September 28, 1988, a patrol of the Peruvian Army (EP) entered the Virgen del Rosario neighborhood of Abancay. The CVR report mentions this event briefly without providing additional details about the circumstances, motives or consequences of this military incursion. This entry took place in a context of intensification of …
On July 25, 1988, Shining Path ambushed a military patrol at the Abancay Base, resulting in the death and wounding of several military personnel. The following day, several soldiers entered the community of Cruz Pata and detained the husband of a witness. They began to beat him and brought several …
The declarant was arrested and taken to the counter-subversive military base in Abancay. After suffering physical abuse and extreme suffering, he tried to commit suicide but was unable to take his own life. The declarant says that at night they tied him up with a rope and took him to …
In January 1988, Abancay went through another violent period. There were several assassinations of local authorities including mayors, deputy mayors and governors. This wave of violence was evidence of the intensification of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating representatives of the State.
On August 9, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the prefect of Abancay, Víctor Urbiola Valer, who was a militant of the Peruvian Aprista Party. This assassination took place in the context of the victory of the PAP in the general and municipal elections, after which the authorities of this party …
The PCP-SL assassinated the APRA prefect Víctor Urviola in Abancay, Apurímac. This selective assassination against a political authority is evidence of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating representatives of the State and political parties.
Between July and August 1987, the province of Abancay went through a violent period. The PCP-SL fought for control of highways and bridges, resulting in several attacks on towns and peasant communities. During the rest of the year, violence extended to the provinces of Grau and Cotabambas.
A police patrol chasing a PCP-SL column entered the community of Ayaorcco, province of Abancay, Apurimac. The police killed 13 people because they believed they were supporting the subversives. This event occurred in the context of episodes of violence in the south of the country, shortly before the beginning of …
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