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 ronderos captured the murderers of the sub-prefect of Huancayo in the district of Comas, province of Concepcion. After capturing them, the ronderos executed them and later 'fondearon' (threw them) in the Huacracocha lagoon. This event occurred in the context of the organization of peasant patrols that confronted the PCP-SL …
The peasant ronderos captured the murderers of the sub-prefect of Huancayo. After capturing them, they executed them and later 'fondearon' (threw them) in the Huacracocha lagoon. This event occurred in the context of the counter-subversive struggle in the Tulumayo region, where the peasant patrols had assumed the functions of internal …
On September 4, 1991, Rosa Pretell, supervisor of the UNE women's boarding school, was murdered. The crime was claimed by the PCP-SL, alleging that Rosa Pretell collaborated by providing information about the inmates to the Army. The students who knew her directly said that she was a snitch and that …
On May 1, 1991, in the locality of Quillispampa, Cajabamba province, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed the President of the Peasant Community. The assassination was perpetrated under the accusation of not collaborating with the subversive organization. This was part of the Shining Path's strategy of eliminating local authorities who resisted their …
The MRTA executed Alejandro Calderón, who was president of ANAP (Apatywaka - Nampitsi - Asháninka), an organization of Amazonian indigenous peoples. The execution took place in the province of Chanchamayo, department of Junín. As a direct consequence of this action, the MRTA was forced to completely abandon the area. This …
On April 16, 1988, the Communist Party of Peru-Shining Path (PCP-SL) began its so-called 'ajusticiamientos' in the central region of Peru. This event marked a change in the Shining Path's strategy in the mining area, going from subtle treatment and political recruitment to direct violent actions against leaders and workers. …
On August 26, 1986, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso gathered the population of the hamlet of Paraíso and several of the surrounding sectors to publicly execute two unknown men. According to the Shining Path, these men were thieves and therefore deserved to die. This event was part of the PCP-SL's …
In November 1982, Alejandro Marquina, considered "rich" by the PCP-SL, was assassinated in Huancasancos. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of executing authorities and people considered "powerful" in the province of Huancasancos. Marquina's case was similar to that of Marciano Huancahuari, murdered in July 1982 in Lucanamarca, also …
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