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 declarant gave testimony at the Central Regional Headquarters of the CVR in November 2002. She narrated the murder of her father in Ataquero, district of Acobamba, province of Tarma, department of Junin. The testimony is part of the documentation of cases of political violence in the central region of …
The witness recounts the murder of her father in Ataquero, Acobamba, Tarma, Junín. The testimony was collected in November 2002 at the Central Regional Headquarters. This case is part of the multiple murders that occurred during the internal armed conflict in the Junín region. The testimony reflects the pain and …
In 1992 there was an attack against a police detachment in the provinces of Acobamba or Angaraes, in the department of Huancavelica. The attack resulted in the death of 4 policemen. This event occurred in the context of the end of violence in the area, shortly before the capture of …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba, province of Huancavelica. This attack was part of a series of violent actions that intensified in the area during the late 1980s and early 1990s. The event occurred in a context where the area was administered …
In March 1990, there was an attack against the local Electoral Registry in Acobamba. This attack was perpetrated by the Shining Path months before the general elections. The attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy of destroying both public and private infrastructure in the area. During this period, although …
Eight subversives entered the house of the affiant's mother where she was staying. At the time, the affiant was three months pregnant. The subversives insulted and threatened them, asking them for money to help with the popular struggle. The affiant's husband was handcuffed, while one of the hooded men physically …
The PCP-SL attacked a police post in the district of Acobamba after blowing up an electrical tower that caused a blackout. During the attack, 3 policemen were killed. This attack was part of the Shining Path strategy to weaken police presence in rural areas of Huancavelica.
In 1989, the Acobamba zone was administered by the political-military command, representing the third attempt by the Armed Forces to consolidate the Rondas Campesinas committees in the region. This measure was part of the Peruvian State's counter-subversive strategy during the internal armed conflict. The military administration sought to establish territorial …
In 1989, subversives raided the town of Chupacc, where they killed 30 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, as in the same year they also attacked Santo Tomás de Pata, killing 25 peasants. These events occurred in a context where the zone …
In 1989, subversives raided the town of Santo Tomás de Pata, where they killed 25 peasants. This attack was part of a series of violent incursions in the area, including the town of Chupacc where 30 peasants were killed. The zone was under the administration of the political-military command, in …
In October 1988, a subversive column entered the town of Puyhuan and killed 15 villagers. This event occurred in the context of intensifying violence in the province of Acobamba, where Shining Path had been committing systematic murders against the civilian population since 1984. The attack was part of a series …
On August 29, 1985, around 9 p.m., between 30 and 35 members of the Shining Path tried to enter the town of Marcas trying to take advantage of the movement of a flock of sheep to go unnoticed. They were discovered by villagers who were guarding a watchtower in the …
In 1985, Rondas Campesinas were formed in the main communities and annexes in the area of Acobamba, Huancavelica. This organization arose as a response to the intensification of murders by the Shining Path against the civilian population during 1984, when they also victimized the authorities of the districts and communities …
On August 23, 49 corpses were discovered buried in graves in Pucayacu, a few kilometers north of the city of Huanta. All were citizens previously detained in the Huanta Stadium by the Marine Infantry, and then transferred in a sort of 'caravan of death' to territory belonging to the province …
The Commission analyzed the case of Pucayacu where 50 bodies were found in 4 graves in the area. Many of the bodies were found with their hands tied and most showed gunshot wounds to the head and other injuries caused by sharp-edged weapons. In some cases there were traces of …
In December 1983, an armed confrontation took place between elements of the Shining Path and a combined patrol of the Armed Forces and the Police in Acobamba, Huancavelica. The confrontation resulted in several deaths on both sides. This event occurred in a context of intensifying violence in the area, where …
On October 30, 1983 in Acobamba, alleged subversives clashed with members of the Civil Guard, leaving more than 20 dead and 15 wounded. Most of the victims were innocent peasants who were caught in the crossfire. This confrontation occurred in a context where Sendero Luminoso had intensified its actions in …
On October 30, 1983, there was a confrontation between alleged subversives and police officers in Acobamba. The confrontation left more than 20 dead and 15 wounded, among them 4 policemen. According to testimonies, most of the victims were innocent peasants. This event occurred in the context of the entry of …
In August 1983, the courthouse in Acobamba was dynamited. This attack occurred in the context of an intensification of PCP-Sendero Luminoso actions in the province, which included assassinations of peasants and attacks against public infrastructure. In the same month, in the community of Llamacancha, the Shining Path attacked five houses …
In August 1983, the first murders of peasants took place in the Acobamba area. During this same period, subversive groups dynamite the Acobamba courthouse. In the community of Llamacancha, the attackers attacked 5 houses and several public buildings. These events mark the beginning of direct violence against the civilian population …
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