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 1992, Shining Path militants carried out a series of bomb attacks against state and financial institutions in the district of Huaura. The attacks were directed against the premises of the Banco de Materiales, Banco de la Nación and the Garita de Control of the Huaura District. Police officer Osvaldo …
On May 1, 1988, elements linked to the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL) marched through downtown Lima. The demonstration, which took place in the context of International Workers' Day, ended with attacks against banks in the Peruvian capital. This event occurred at a time when the government …
On March 25, the legislative decree that creates the system of self-managed banks in the country is published, qualifying as such those in which its workers "are direct owners of more than 50% of the shares representing the capital stock". President Alan García Pérez signs the legislative decree that qualifies …
On August 8, 1987, PCP-SL militants carried out a wave of dynamite attacks against multiple targets in the city of Huancayo. The targets attacked included the premises of the Hipotecario and Interbanc banks, the Central de Crédito Cooperativo, the Social Security, Carsa, the premises of the Civil Court and the …
On July 3, 1987, PCP-SL militants carried out a series of coordinated attacks against multiple targets in the city of Huancayo and the district of El Tambo. Targets included the facilities of the Banco Industrial, Banco de Los Andes, Ministry of Health and Ministry of Transportation in Huancayo. During these …
On April 13, 1987, the MRTA-MIR (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru - Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria) made its public appearance with an attack against the premises of the Banco de Crédito de Puno. This attack marked the first known action of this organization that resulted from the union between the MIR …
On April 13, 1987, the MRTA-MIR made its public appearance in the department of Puno through an attack against the premises of the Banco de Crédito de Puno. This action marked the beginning of the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement's public operations in the region. Although its first public acts date …
On April 13, 1987, the MRTA-MIR (Movimiento Revolucionario Túpac Amaru - Movimiento de Izquierda Revolucionaria) made its first public appearance in the department of Puno with an attack against the premises of the Banco de Crédito. This event marked the beginning of MRTA operations in the Puno region, differentiating it …
On June 27, 1986, there were simultaneous attacks against eleven bank branches and three premises of the Peruvian Aprista Party (PAP) in Lima. These attacks occurred in a context of high political tension, a few days after the serious events in the prisons of Lima and Callao (June 18-19), where …
The PCP-SL attacked the Banco de la Nacion and Civil Guard post in Aucayacu, where six to seven policemen were killed. This was the first of two attacks in 1984 against police installations in the city.
Five MRTA subversives, including Víctor Polay Campos and Jorge Talledo Feria, robbed a bank in the district of La Victoria. When two of the subversives tried to immobilize the policeman guarding the bank, he fired his submachine gun. One of the bullets ricocheted on the floor and mortally wounded Talledo …
During a night march, a mob of more than 50 people threw 20 Molotov cocktails shouting "guerrilla is the way", destroying the windows of two banks in the center of Miraflores. This attack was part of the first stage of violence in Metropolitan Lima, characterized by sabotage and attacks on …
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