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 28, 1990, a column of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the former APRA mayor of the district of Colcabamba, province of Tayacaja, in the district of Chilca, Huancayo. This assassination occurred on the same day that the armed strike called by the PCP-SL for Lima failed. The former …
On October 9, 1989, two PCP-SL militants assassinated Armida Gutiérrez de Rivas, mayor of the province of Churcampa, and her husband Ernesto Rivas Berrocal, both members of the Peruvian Aprista Party. The assassination occurred weeks before the municipal elections, as part of the PCP-SL's strategy of selective assassinations. As an …
On September 19, 1989, members of the PCP-SL (Shining Path) assassinated the provincial mayor of Huamanga, Fermin Azparrent, in that city. Azparrent was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's systematic campaign against municipal and political authorities during the internal armed conflict. The crime …
1989 was the year with the highest number of deaths of authorities and elected representatives in the entire conflict. It registered 68% of political authorities and 71% of municipal authorities assassinated in the entire decade. Approximately 53 provincial and district mayors were assassinated that year (33% of the total between …
On June 30, 1988, two subversives of the PCP Shining Path assassinated the provincial mayor of Puno, Luis Dueñas Peralta. This assassination was part of the PCP-SL's strategy of eliminating local authorities in the Puno region during the period of expanding subversive violence. The attack occurred in a context where …
Luis Dueñas Peralta, provincial mayor of Puno, was assassinated by members of the PCP-SL on June 29, 1987. This assassination was part of a systematic campaign of selective annihilation against local political authorities, especially those linked to the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP). The attack took place in a context of …
On June 16, 1987, members of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the APRA provincial mayor of Picota, Rafael Saavedra Saavedra. This assassination was part of the selective annihilation strategy of the PCP-SL against local political authorities, especially those linked to the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP). The crime occurred in the context …
On April 8, 1987, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso assassinated the mayor of San Juan de Salinas, Zenobio Huarzaya, who was a militant of Izquierda Unida (IU). This assassination took place in the context of a systematic campaign by the PCP-SL against local political authorities in the department of Puno. San Juan …
In early 1984, a letter signed by the leftist group Pucallacta demanded the resignation of all municipal authorities in Aucayacu. This event was part of a series of intimidating actions by the PCP-SL against local authorities in the area. The letter was followed by an attack (arson) against the house …
On January 15, 1981, the PCP-Sendero Luminoso attacked the house of Izquierda Unida (IU) mayor Jaime Ardiles in the city of Puno. This attack was part of the first violent actions of the PCP-SL in the department of Puno, which were characterized by dynamite attacks against institutions and representatives of …
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