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.
On the night of July 16, 1987, terror struck the city of Lima with a long blackout during which there were many dynamite attacks. There was a car bomb in the populous area of the Plaza de Acho. This event marked the arrival of Shining Path terror in the country's …
On May 4, 1987, one of the most spectacular and synchronized terrorist acts in Peru up to that time took place. During a widespread blackout in Lima, at least 15 detonations were registered simultaneously, mainly affecting bank branches in different parts of the capital. This coordinated attack demonstrated the operational …
On February 26, 1987, several high-tension towers fell in the district of Pilcomayo, province of Huancayo. This attack was perpetrated by PCP-Sendero Luminoso militants as part of their strategy of sabotaging the electrical infrastructure. The attack caused one of the innumerable blackouts suffered by the city of Huancayo during that …
On July 21, 1983, the Peruvian capital suffered the most serious power outage in its history. This blackout allowed the execution of several terrorist attacks in the city. The event occurred in the context of an intense campaign of violence by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso, which had declared its second wave …
On May 27, 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso dynamited 10 high tension towers in Lima, causing a general blackout in the city. This action was part of the subversive strategy of sabotaging the capital's electrical infrastructure. The attack took place in the context of the first stage of the internal armed …
On August 19, 1982, there was a generalized blackout in Lima accompanied by multiple attacks in different parts of the city. This event was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's strategy of carrying out sabotage to the electrical infrastructure and simultaneous attacks against state institutions. The blackouts were provoked by blowing …
On August 2, 1982, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso blew up 5 high tension towers, causing a general blackout in Lima and Callao. This attack was part of the initial strategy of sabotage and attacks against state infrastructure that characterized the period 1980-1984. Attacks on high voltage pylons were a recurrent tactic …
There was the first general blackout in Lima that lasted more than two hours, caused by PCP-SL attacks on high tension towers. It was followed by a synchronized series of dynamite attacks. This event began to modify the hypothesis about the real magnitude of the PCP-SL, until then considered practically …
On March 29, 1982, there was a total blackout in Lima for two hours. This event was part of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso's sabotage strategy against the capital's electrical infrastructure. The blackouts in the city were part of the actions characteristic of the initial period of violence (1980-1984), when the PCP-SL …
Beginning in 1982, the PCP-SL increased its actions in the Central Zone of Lima, attacking commercial centers during blackouts, as well as carrying out a series of attacks and assaults on police officers. Violence intensified from the mid 80's onwards. On August 20, 1982, a State of Emergency was declared …
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting 'down with the government', 'the guerrilla is the way' and 'the guerrilla …
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks in that district. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting "down with the government", "the guerrilla is the way" …
On the night of November 24, 1981, about a hundred people staged a riot in the center of Miraflores, causing material damage to the branches of the Credito and Continental banks. The group exploded several Molotov cocktails shouting 'down with the government', 'the guerrilla is the way' and 'the guerrilla …
On August 17, 1980, militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso knocked down a high-voltage power pole, causing the first general blackout in the city of Huancayo. This event was part of the first subversive actions of the PCP-SL in the region, which were characterized by attacks on the electrical infrastructure. The …
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