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 Sunday, July 29, 1992, a detachment of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso raided the district of Inchupalla, province of Huancané, department of Puno. During this action, the subversives killed four local authorities and a child. This attack was part of an upsurge of subversive violence in Puno during 1991 and 1992, …
On Sunday, July 29, 1992, a detachment of the PCP-SL raided the district of Inchupalla, province of Huancané, where they murdered five people. The victims were Pedro Pascual Vilca Canaza, secretary of the Inchupalla district council; Santiago Chuquija Ingalla, Lieutenant Governor; Artemio Sancho Sancho Sancho, District Justice of the Peace; …
On May 13, 1992, in the context of a campaign of violence by the Shining Path PCP in the districts of Paucartambo, Huachón and Ulcumayo, the accidental mayor of the small town of Chupaca was murdered by slitting his throat. Despite having previously announced by radio his resignation to avoid …
In May 1992, the Shining Path PCP carried out an incursion in San Pedro, a district in the province of Canchis in Cusco. During this action, the subversive organization assassinated four local authorities. In addition to the murder of the authorities, the subversives set fire to the municipal building and …
On April 16, 1990, the PCP-SL attacked the district of Layo in the province of Canas. During this attack, three local authorities were assassinated: Mayor Claudio Huilca, Judge Jorge Padín and Governor Benigno Paca. This attack was part of the Shining Path's strategy to strike at any hint of local …
On July 29, 1989, a PCP-SL column accompanied by a 'mass' of approximately 200 inhabitants from neighboring towns entered Huariaca. During this incursion, the Shining Path militants killed the community president and the municipal agent. This attack was part of the PCP-SL's strategy to destroy the existing system of authorities …
On May 29, 1989, the PCP-SL took over the district of Ayrampuni in the province of Melgar, Puno. During this raid, they assassinated the mayor Daniel Curro Chambi and set fire to the school premises. This assassination occurred in the context of a violent campaign by the PCP-SL during May …
Between May 13 and 25, 1989, the main column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso carried out a devastating campaign in the provinces of Azángaro and Melgar. On May 19, they assassinated Marcelino Pachari Roselló, provincial mayor of Azángaro and militant of the Communist Party of Peru 'Patria Roja', who was inspecting …
A contingent of approximately 150 men of the PCP-SL entered the district of Pallanchacra on December 10, 1988. Pallanchacra borders the Ambo district to the north (department of Huanuco) and was an obligatory transit point for PCP-SL militants to enter neighboring districts in the province of Ambo. During this incursion, …
On May 5, 1988, the Shining Path PCP carried out a ferocious attack on the police post of Crucero, in the province of Sandia, department of Puno. This attack came after almost a year of calm in the area. During the raid, the subversives killed six members of the security …
On April 8, 1987, seven men and two women of the PCP-SL dragged Mayor Zenobio Huarzaya from his home to the plaza while his wife and children looked on in despair. They knelt him down in front of 200 people and asked if they would kill him. The people clamored …
In 1985, in the context of the Shining Path's expansion into the highland provinces north of Lima, the first assassination of an authority was recorded in Cajatambo. The victim was the deputy mayor of Gorgor. This event took place when the presence of the Shining Path PCP, which had been …
In August 1984, in several villages in the district of Yanahuanca, province of Daniel Alcides Carrion in Pasco, local authorities were assassinated by the Shining Path PCP. This event took place in the context of the PCP-SL's strategy of controlling the countryside by assassinating local authorities and landowners. Previously, in …
On April 9, 1983, Shining Path members entered Chuschi and assassinated the governor and four peasants after subjecting them to a "popular trial". This event is part of the PCP-SL strategy of "beating the countryside" by assassinating authorities and "enemies" in general. The assassinations took place in the context of …
On November 5, 1982, the governor of Alcamenca, in the province of Fajardo, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This assassination was part of a series of executions of local authorities and people accused of 'snitching' that intensified during that year. The event occurred in the context of the PCP-SL's …
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