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 May 1990, the town of Yahuarmachay, Ayahuanco district, was razed to the ground. Members of the Peruvian Army perpetrated a massacre in which 47 people were killed. This event took place during the period of intensification of the internal armed conflict between 1988-1991, when there was a significant increase …
On July 16, 1984, in Negro Mayo, a group of PCP-SL militants disguised as soldiers hijacked a bus from the 'Cabanino' company on its way to Soras, killing 30 people. This massacre was part of a wider campaign of violence, as the same Shining Path column in the following days …
In the first half of 1984, there were mass killings of Lucmahuayco villagers by law enforcement and ronderos. The town, located on the right bank of the Apurimac a few kilometers upriver from Quillabamba, was razed to the ground because, according to the Inkawasi ronderos, it was "a Shining Path …
In August 1983, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso perpetrated a massacre in the town of Ñuñunhuayco, district of Cangallo, province of Cangallo, Ayacucho. The attack resulted in the murder of 13 villagers and the razing of the village. This event occurred in the context of the intensification of violence in the area …
In May 1983, members of the Peruvian Army razed the community of Matará in the district of Accocro. During the operation, they burned houses, killed, tortured and disappeared approximately 25 people. This event was part of the strategy of indiscriminate repression implemented by the Armed Forces after taking control of …
In December 1982, the PCP-SL completely razed the Qaracha Communal Farm, which was owned by Huancasancos. This event had important repercussions at the regional level. The razing of the farm was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of attacking not only police posts but also symbols of economic power and communal …
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