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 March 23, 1989, the community of Collana in Livitaca, Chumbivilcas, agreed in a general assembly to form squads to identify the cattle rustlers and hand them over to the police. This act was considered by the PCP-SL as an act of treason, since the subversive group intended to maintain …
The communal peasant patrol captured a pseudo-terrorist band of cattle rustlers in Colquemarca, province of Chumbivilcas. This event took place in the context of the fight against cattle rustling in the high provinces of Cuzco, where the PCP-SL had gained initial support by fighting the abigeos. However, the communities began …
The community members of Huaychao and Macabamba murdered seven members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This event occurred in the context of an inter-communal rebellion against Shining Path in the highlands of Huanta province. The event was preceded by the assassination of the president and lieutenant governor of the Huaychao community …
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