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 June 30, 1982 there was a successful assault on the Cerro de Pasco prison carried out by militants of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. The operation succeeded in freeing 11 people accused of terrorism who were being held in the prison. During the assault, one Republican Guard was killed and another …
On March 2, 1982, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assaulted the Huamanga prison in an operation that resulted in a massive prison break. During the assault, 247 detainees managed to escape, among them numerous common prisoners as well as Shining Path militants. Fourteen people were killed and six wounded. …
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