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 December 1993, three hundred Shining Path prisoners held in the Canto Grande prison adhered to Abimael Guzman's letters. This event occurred in the context of the internal division of the PCP-SL, when in November 1993 Abimael Guzmán proposed a peace agreement, while the faction led by Feliciano advocated the …
In December 1993, three hundred Shining Path prisoners held in the Canto Grande prison adhered to the letters of Abimael Guzmán. This occurred in the context of the division that arose within the PCP-SL between the followers of Abimael Guzmán and his peace agreement, and those of 'Feliciano' who wanted …
In December 1993, the so-called 'Peace Agreement' divided the PCP-Sendero Luminoso between the followers of Abimael Guzmán and the members of Sendero Rojo, headed by comrade 'Feliciano'. This agreement marks a breaking point in the subversive organization after the capture of its leader Abimael Guzman in September 1992. In Apurímac, …
In November 1993, a fundamental division took place within the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Abimael Guzmán, maximum leader of the PCP-SL captured in September 1992, proposed a peace agreement with the Peruvian State, marking a radical change in the group's strategy. On the other hand, Óscar …
In November 1993, the division within the PCP-SL between two main factions became public. On one side were the followers of Abimael Guzman, who from prison proposed a peace agreement, and on the other side were the followers of 'Feliciano' (Oscar Ramirez Durand), who wanted to continue the armed struggle. …
From his prison in the Callao naval base and after conversations between Shining Path leaders facilitated by the Fujimori government, Abimael Guzmán proposed a Peace Agreement to the State, which did not materialize but served for propaganda purposes for the Fujimori regime on the eve of the referendum to approve …
The judicial process of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso culminates with a life sentence. This sentence marks a milestone in the fight against terrorism in Peru and represents the end of the era of Guzmán's leadership of the Shining Path.
On September 12, 1992, the Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-SL, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after …
Capture in Lima of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso and some of the main leaders of the Shining Path PCP by the GEIN (Special Intelligence Group). This capture marked the end of the stage of extreme crisis and the beginning of the decline of subversive action. The subsequent scenario was marked by …
After a successful police operation by GEIN (renamed DIVICOTE-1), it was possible to apprehend Abimael Guzmán Reinoso - top leader of the PCP-SL, together with 3 members of the leadership of the Central Committee: Elena Iparraguirre, Laura Zambrano and María Pantoja. The capture was the result of the dedicated and …
On September 12, 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL), was captured along with other members of the Central Committee of the subversive organization. This operation represented a decisive blow against the leadership of the PCP-SL. The capture took place in …
The Special Intelligence Group (GEIN) of the DINCOTE captured Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, maximum leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, together with the party's top leadership, in a residence located in the district of Surquillo. This capture marked a decisive turning point in the internal armed conflict, since after it the actions …
The capture of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, leader of the Shining Path PCP, was carried out by the Directorate Against Terrorism (DIRCOTE) after a thorough intelligence work. This event occurred at the height of the violence in Lima, after the Tarata Street bombing on July 16, 1992. The capture of Guzman …
In September 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reynoso was captured along with most of the leadership of the PCP-SL. This capture represented a crucial turning point in the history of the internal armed conflict in Peru. The event had significant repercussions on the structure and operations of the PCP-SL throughout the country, …
The arrest of Abimael Guzmán, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in September 1992. This event marked a turning point in the internal armed conflict, although the PCP-SL maintained military capacity to develop actions against the population and the forces of law and order in the central region even after …
In September 1992, Abimael Guzmán and almost all of his Central Committee were captured. This was probably the central factor in the abandonment of the Shining Path cadres at La Cantuta. The capture was preceded by a series of arrests of the main leaders of the PCP-SL, including Víctor Zavala …
The capture of Abimael Guzmán, the main leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, occurred in 1992 and marked a turning point in the Peruvian internal armed conflict. This event occurred during the period of the so-called 'leap to strategic balance' when PCP-SL members had intensified their attacks against police and military …
In 1992, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, the maximum leader of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL), was captured, resulting in the dismantling of the central leadership of this subversive organization. This event marked a significant turning point in the Peruvian internal armed conflict. After the capture of Guzmán …
On January 26, 1991, a local television station projected a video showing a political and cultural event held inside the UNE, where it could be seen that, with the participation of Shining Path leaders, university students and students from a school paraded carrying flags of the PCP-SL and singing hymns …
On June 1, 1990, the GEIN achieved its first important accomplishment. The house located at 459 Calle 2, Monterrico Norte urbanization, where Abimael Guzmán was staying until a few days before, was raided. The Department of Organizational Support (DAO), a central apparatus whose main mission was to organize party events …
The GEIN made its first big blow by raiding a house where Abimael Guzman was staying until a few days before and where they found valuable information. After this operation, in the opinion of the police of this unit, the PCP-SL opened like a Pandora's box; the intervention was the …
On August 19, 1988, Luis Arce Borja, director of the newspaper El Diario, denounced the seizure of 100,000 copies of the special edition containing an interview with Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This interview had been published on July 24, 1988 in a supplement called the 'Interview …
On July 24, 1988, the newspaper El Diario published an extensive interview with Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, top leader of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The interview was published in a special supplement called the 'Interview of the Century'. This publication occurred during the second session of the First Congress of the PCP-SL, …
On July 24, 1988, the newspaper El Diario, mouthpiece of the PCP-SL, published the self-styled Interview of the Century with Abimael Guzmán. The interview was illustrated with old photos and an apparently recent one with a background of vegetation to mislead the reader. Guzmán opted for the written press format …
The second session of the First Congress of the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) was held. This session took place between July and August 1988. The event took place in a context of intense subversive activity, parallel to an armed strike called by the PCP-SL from July …
On February 7, 1988, a public notice appeared with the title "Security is everyone's task" that presented photographs and physical characteristics of six leaders of subversive organizations. The ad includes images of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso (leader of the PCP-SL), Julio César Mezzich, Osmán Morote Barrionuevo (number two of the PCP-SL), …
The Shining Path held its first party congress in three parts. During this congress it was defined as a new objective of its people's war plan that the strategic balance should shake the whole country, proposing to accentuate its offensive in urban areas, mainly in Lima. Between sessions, an interview …
In 1988, Abimael Guzmán gave the so-called 'Interview of the Century', in which he announced the siege of the city of Lima as part of the strategic balance of the PCP-SL. This interview marked a turning point in the subversive strategy, indicating the intention of turning Metropolitan Lima into the …
The First Congress of the PCP-SL was held in January 1988, a crucial event in the history of the subversive organization. During this congress the document 'Bases for Discussion' was presented, where for the first time the 'Gonzalo Thought' was mentioned as a guide for the Peruvian revolution. This congress …
The 1986 prison massacre had a symbolic impact on the National University of Education. Shortly after these events, the portrait of Abimael Guzmán was drawn on the walls of the university dining hall at La Cantuta, symbolically representing the PCP-SL's domination of the university. This marked a turning point in …
Relatives of Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, leader of the PCP-SL, reportedly contacted French diplomatic officials. The purpose of this contact was to inquire about the possibility of political asylum for their relative. This event occurred in a context of intensified political violence and operations against the PCP-SL. The contact with French …
General EP Clemente Noel Moral, head of the Political Military Command of Ayacucho, filed a complaint before the ad hoc prosecutor for terrorism Ricardo Pequeño Valdivia against several university leaders and authorities. Among those accused were Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, Julio César Mezzich, former UNSCH rectors Efraín Morote Best and Enrique …
General EP Clemente Noel Moral, head of the Political Military Command of Ayacucho, filed a complaint before the ad hoc prosecutor for terrorism Ricardo Pequeño Valdivia against several university leaders and authorities. Among those accused were Abimael Guzmán Reinoso, Julio César Mezzich, former UNSCH rectors Efraín Morote Best and Enrique …
The PCP-SL held an Enlarged Central Committee in which the 'Great Plan to Conquer Bases' was agreed upon and four political tasks were established: the general reorganization of the Party, the formation of the People's Guerrilla Army, the formation of the organizing committee of the People's Republic of New Democracy …
On Abimael Guzman's birthday, the PCP-SL decided to make official the birth of its so-called 'People's Guerrilla Army'. This decision marked a milestone in the military structure of the subversive organization. Shortly after this officialization, the Armed Forces took charge of the counter-subversive struggle in Ayacucho.
The PCP-SL celebrated Abimael Guzmán Reinoso's birthday with simultaneous attacks in Lima and Ayacucho during December 1982. This wave of attacks was part of an escalation of violence that characterized the end of that year. The attacks occurred in a context of growing terrorist activity that led the Armed Forces …
Feliciano', political commander of the Regional Committee of the Center between 1981 and 1985, wrote a letter to Abimael Guzman informing that a detachment had been formed with several students from the University of the Center of Huancayo. This letter is evidence of the early organization of the PCP-SL in …
Meeting of the Enlarged Central Committee of the PCP-SL held between August 8 and 24, 1980, where Abimael Guzman was accused of deviating from Maoism. His proposal to move the theater of war from the countryside to the city was labeled 'hoxhist', an accusation crucially unfavorable to his leadership. Guzman …
In April 1980, the Central Committee of the PCP-SL held the first Military School in Jicamarca, Chaclacayo. This school was personally directed by Abimael Guzmán, maximum leader of the PCP-SL. The main objective of this military school was to develop the militarization of the party and to prepare for the …
Taking advantage of the suspension of individual guarantees, Abimael Guzmán Reinoso was captured, but was quickly released. Apparently there was intervention by members of the Police Forces and the EP to expedite his release. This capture and release occurred in the context of the state of emergency declared after the …
In June 1975, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso began the reconstitution of the party, incorporating new militants and rethinking the development of the people's war in the city. When a contradiction appeared within the Regional Committee, Abimael Guzmán opted to hold the Convention of the Regional Committee 'June 14' in Lima, specifically …
In 1975, Abimael Guzmán was definitively dismissed as a professor in the Faculty of Education of the UNSCH. This faculty, which had been used in a partisan manner by Guzmán's group, began to be reorganized, which greatly weakened the presence of the PCP-SL inside the UNSCH. In the following years …
Abimael Guzmán visited the Ongoy school in 1975, invited by the school's teachers, when one of the interviewees was a high school student. The talks dealt with the national reality and the problem of the peasantry, focusing his discourse on criticizing the Agrarian Reform and the seizure of land. He …
In 1974, Guzmán's group lost its presence in the Executive Council of the UNSCH. A year later, the PCP-SL would develop the seizure of the Guamán Poma de Ayala Application campuses, in an attempt to maintain its influence in these campuses, which were in the process of reorganization. The seizure …
In 1973, the Revolutionary Student Front (FER) of Huamanga, a member of the José Carlos Mariátegui Regional Committee (CRJCM) led by Abimael Guzmán, printed a series of leaflets that circulated clandestinely in the universities of Huamanga and Lima. On the cover of these leaflets appeared the profile of José Carlos …
In 1973, the high school of Ongoy, located in the province of Andahuaylas, experienced a process of politicization. Abimael Guzman, leader of the Shining Path, visited the school and gave a talk to the students. In his presentation, Guzman addressed issues such as poverty in Peru, Agrarian Reform and made …
In 1973, the high school of Ongoy, located in the province of Andahuaylas, experienced a process of politicization. Abimael Guzman, leader of the Shining Path, visited the school and gave a talk to the students. In his presentation, Guzman addressed topics such as poverty in Peru, Agrarian Reform and made …
The events of Huanta in June 1969 were the litmus test that convinced the Red Flag sector led by Guzmán to initiate their own path towards what they called the reconstitution of the Communist Party. The Huanta struggle marks a turning point in the regional history of Ayacucho and the …
In 1969, after the promulgation of Law 17437, Abimael Guzmán achieved a presence in the Executive Council of the UNSCH and occupied the important positions of Personnel and Student Welfare. The presence of Guzmán and Antonio Díaz Martínez in these positions was not only due to the political strength of …
After the split of Red Flag in 1967, the red faction of the "José Carlos Mariátegui Regional Committee" (CRJCM), led by Abimael Guzmán, carried out a series of activities and plenary sessions in Lima. This split marked a crucial moment in the history of the Peruvian radical left, giving rise …
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