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 Minister of Economy, Carlos Boloña Behr, publicly accuses former President Alan García Pérez and the Comptroller General of the Republic, Luz Áurea Saenz, of boycotting the economic program implemented by the government with exclusively political interests. Boloña specifically criticized the Comptroller's intentions to enter the National Superintendence of Tax …
A Supreme Vocal dismissed the complaint filed by the Attorney General against former President Alan Garcia Perez. This decision came after in October 1991 the Chamber of Deputies had approved to constitutionally accuse Garcia Perez for alleged charges of illicit enrichment and against public faith, with 95 votes in favor, …
The Chamber of Deputies approved by a majority of 95 votes, against 57 and 26 abstentions, to constitutionally accuse former president Alan García Pérez. The charges presented were for alleged illicit enrichment and crimes against public faith. This constitutional accusation took place in the context of the first year of …
The Chamber of Deputies of the Peruvian Congress agreed to declare the constitutional accusation against former president Alan García Pérez for the prison massacre that took place in 1986. This accusation took place in the context of the end of his presidential term and the beginning of Alberto Fujimori's government. …
President Alan Garcia Perez promulgated the Teachers' Law on May 19, 1990. This law had been previously approved by the Legislative but was observed by the President, which generated protests from the Teachers' Union. In response to the observations, the Ministry of Economy issued a communiqué stating that the financial …
On April 22, 1990, the Third Summit of Presidents of the Andean Group was held in Peru. During this summit, President Alan García Pérez demanded that the U.S. government comply with the agreements of the Cartagena anti-drug meeting held in February of the same year. This event took place in …
President Alan Garcia Perez observed the Teacher's Law that had been approved by the Legislative Branch, which generated protests from the Teachers' Union. In response to this observation, the Ministry of Economy issued a communiqué stating that the financial quantification of the benefits presented in the law represented amounts that …
A complaint was filed regarding illicit negotiations that were allegedly taking place at the Ministry of Economy. The accusation pointed out that a total disorder had been generated in the granting of foreign currency. This accusation pointed to irregularities in the economic management of the APRA government during the last …
Peruvian President Alan García Pérez made a historic visit to Ecuador on December 17, 1989, becoming the first Peruvian head of state to visit that country. This visit took place in a context of bilateral relations between Peru and Ecuador, countries that had historically maintained border tensions. The trip represented …
President Alan Garcia Perez held a ceremony in which he handed over weapons to organized peasants. The ceremony took place after the speeches of the commander called Huayhuaco. This delivery of weapons was part of a government strategy in the context of the anti-subversive struggle. The event took place at …
Mario Vargas Llosa, FREDEMO's presidential candidate, publicly raised the possibility of initiating a residency trial against President Alan Garcia Perez once his presidential term was over. This proposal is framed in the context of the 1989-1990 electoral campaign and reflects the opposition's criticism of the Aprista government's administration. Residency trial …
After more than two months of duration, the mining strike and the medical strike in Peru ended simultaneously. This event occurred in the context of the Alan Garcia Perez administration and amid intense political and social tensions. The end of these strikes is mentioned in connection with debates about the …
On June 14, 1989, the Minister of Economy, César Vásquez Bazán, announced that the Central Reserve Bank (BCR) would raise the passive interest rate that banks and financial companies pay to savers. This economic measure takes place in a context of economic crisis during the government of Alan Garcia Perez. …
On May 11, 1989, the Army and the National Police intervened twice at the National University of Central Peru in search of terrorist elements. The intervention took place due to the distribution of flyers announcing an armed strike on the 10th, 11th and 12th in the department of Junin. In …
President Alan Garcia Perez, accompanied by the Minister of Defense General EP Enrique Lopez Albújar Trint and the head of the Joint Command General EP Artemio Palomino Toledo, presented in Uchiza General EP Alberto Arciniega Huby as political-military chief of Huallaga. This appointment took place in a context of intense …
Armando Villanueva del Campo resigned from the cabinet in May 1989. His resignation took place in a context of worsening economic and political crisis, as well as an intensification of subversive violence. During his tenure as Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Villanueva had announced a policy of a …
The Prime Minister and Minister of the Interior, Armando Villanueva del Campo, addresses a message to the nation on the anti-subversive struggle. In his message, he informed that a project of supreme decree had been elaborated by which all state agencies would support the actions against subversion. This message is …
In March 1989, the APRA government of President Alan García Pérez formally involved the peasant patrols in the anti-subversive struggle. On March 24, Alberto Valencia, the APRA deputy for Ayacucho, announced a new movement of peasant patrols that were organizing spontaneously to free themselves from the PCP-SL. The leader of …
President Alan Garcia Perez signed the supreme decree calling the Congress to an extraordinary legislature. The purpose of this call was to discuss and approve the law on relations between the national government and the regional governments. This measure was part of the regionalization process that the government had been …
President Alan Garcia Perez and Luis Alva Castro, secretary general of the PAP, met to discuss the relations that should exist between the government and the APRA party. This meeting took place in a context of political tension, just three weeks after Alva Castro was elected as the new secretary …
The Minister of Economy Carlos Rivas Dávila, the Minister of Agriculture Juan Coronado, and the Minister of Defense General EP Enrique López Albújar Trint appeared before the Permanent Commission of the Congress. During his presentation, the Minister of Defense denounced that some journalistic media misinformed the citizens regarding the validity …
On December 7, 1988, Law 24949 was enacted creating the National Police of Peru (PNP). This law unified the country's existing police forces under a single institution. The creation of the PNP took place in a context of intensification of the counter-subversive struggle and reorganization of law enforcement. This institutional …
President Alan Garcia Perez promulgates law 24953, which establishes drastic sanctions for those who participate in terrorist acts. This law states that anyone who provokes, creates or maintains a state of anxiety, alarm or terror will be punished with a prison sentence of no less than 15 years. The law …
On November 6, 1988, the SODE (Solidarity and Democracy), through a televised intervention of its general secretary and congressman Aurelio Loret de Mola, publicly requested the resignation of President Alan Garcia Perez. This request was made in the context of a serious economic and political crisis that the APRA government …
In the context of a deep economic and political crisis, Oiga magazine published an editorial entitled "Between the coup and the presidential resignation". This headline reflects the climate of political instability that the government of Alan Garcia Perez was going through in October 1988. Rumors of a coup d'état were …
On September 23, 1988, Peru returned to the international financial community, explicitly to the IMF and the World Bank. This decision had been announced days before by Minister Abel Salinas Eyzaguirre on September 8, when the government admitted that contacts with international financial organizations would be initiated. The return demanded …
President Alan Garcia Perez publicly admitted that the government was wrong to maintain a consumerist policy for too long. This policy had kept gasoline prices, interest rates and the dollar artificially low. Garcia acknowledged that this economic strategy ended up impoverishing the Peruvian state. This statement came in the context …
On August 31, 1988, the Peruvian government terminated the negotiations with Shell for the exploitation of Camisea gas, since the term stipulated in the respective basic agreement signed at the beginning of the year had expired. This decision took place in a context of political and economic tension during the …
The proposals of President Alan Garcia Perez on changes in the legislation to combat terrorism were admitted for debate in the Chamber of Deputies and sent to commissions for prior analysis before their approval. These proposals regulated the procedure for police investigation, instruction and trial of crimes committed for subversive …
At the beginning of July 1988, President Alan García gave a controversial speech in Ayacucho during the VII Congress of the Aprista Youth. He highlighted the mystique of the Shining Path and proposed it as an example for the youth of his party. Although there was no pro-Senderista sympathy, some …
In a message to the nation, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announced increases in a series of food products and readjustments in salaries and wages. This announcement was made in a context of economic crisis and adjustment measures implemented by Alan Garcia's government. Increases in basic products and salary …
In a message to the nation for national holidays, President Alan García Pérez proposed the presentation of three bills against terrorism. The first bill was aimed at punishing illicit association for subversive purposes. The second bill sought to punish the illegal possession of arms and explosives. The third bill contemplated …
The Interministerial Coordinating Commission for the Fight against Subversion was installed as part of the strategy of the APRA government to fight subversion. The commission was integrated by three key cabinet ministers: the Minister of Defense, General EP Enrique López Albújar Trint; the Minister of the Interior, Agustín Soria; and …
On May 8, 1988, President Alan Garcia Perez announced his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and energetic. This declaration was accompanied by Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo, who pointed out that the anti-terrorist law had to be corrected, since it gave special protective treatment to …
Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo publicly announces the "iron fist against terrorists" policy in May 1988. This announcement takes place in a context of intensifying political violence in the country. On May 8, President Alan Garcia Perez announces his decision to make the fight against terrorism more severe and …
In May 1988, Prime Minister Armando Villanueva del Campo announces tougher measures against terrorism. The Interministerial Commission for the counter-subversive fight was created as part of the hardening of government policy. The commission was formally installed in June 1988 and was made up of the Minister of Defense (López Albújar), …
On April 13, 1988, Prime Minister Guillermo Larco Cox appeared before the Chamber of Deputies to comply with parliamentary protocol. However, the auditorium was only composed of representatives of the APRA party, due to the withdrawal of the opposition parliamentarians. This presentation was part of the constitutional obligations of the …
President Alan Garcia Perez demands the immediate punishment of those responsible for the death of 300 inmates accused of terrorism. This statement comes in the context of the report presented in March 1988 by Senator Rolando Ames Cobián on the events that took place in three prisons in June 1986. …
On March 25, the legislative decree that creates the system of self-managed banks in the country is published, qualifying as such those in which its workers "are direct owners of more than 50% of the shares representing the capital stock". President Alan García Pérez signs the legislative decree that qualifies …
President Alan Garcia Perez unveiled an economic program that he described as a 'war economy', after a long meeting with the so-called economic group made up of ministers, officials and advisors. This program was approved by the Council of Ministers and combined orthodox and heterodox economic measures. The announcement took …
On February 2, 1988, in the absence of the full opposition, the Senate approved to authorize the Executive to issue the necessary legislative decrees to interpret the two articles of the bank nationalization law, which the Executive sent to Parliament for interpretation. This approval came at the end of an …
President Alan García Pérez announced the government's intention to dissolve the National System of Popular Cooperation (COOPOP). The decision was motivated by facts of immorality and corruption detected in this institution. This announcement was made in the context of an extraordinary legislature called to evaluate the law for the nationalization …
On January 20, 1988, the Executive Power called an extraordinary session of the legislature to deal with the interpretation of two articles of the law for the nationalization of the banking system and the regionalization of the country. During the session there was a tie vote on the bill for …
The Board of Directors of the Congress reported on two reports issued by the Commission of Inquiry into the events of the prisons that occurred in June 1986. Two reports were presented: a majority report with seven signatures and a minority report with six signatures. The majority report pointed out …
On December 1, 1987, the commission investigating the case of the prisons presented its report, signed by six members, pointing out the President of the Republic, the Alva Castro ministerial cabinet and the Joint Command of the Armed Forces as politically responsible for the massacre of the prisons that took …
The commission investigating the case of the prisons presents its report, signed by its six members. The report points out the President of the Republic, the Alva Castro ministerial cabinet and the Joint Command of the Armed Forces as those politically responsible for the massacre of the prisons that took …
In July 1987, during his message to the country and before Congress on the occasion of the national anniversary, President Alan Garcia Perez proposed nationalizing the banking system. In August, Garcia insisted on his project to nationalize the banks during a rally called by the PAP. After 23 hours of …
In his message to the country and before Congress on the occasion of the national anniversary, President Alan García Pérez proposed nationalizing the banking system. This proposal generated great political controversy and mobilizations both for and against it. In August, the president insisted on his project to nationalize the banks …
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) suspended disbursements of approved loans to Peru due to Peruvian arrears. This followed a previous decision by the World Bank (WB), which had also suspended its disbursements for the same reason. The suspension occurred in a context of tensions between the government of Alan Garcia …
On May 23, 1987, the Peruvian government extended for sixty days the state of emergency in the provinces of Lima and Callao. This measure was taken in the context of a series of terrorist attacks that had been affecting the capital and the port of Callao. The state of emergency …
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