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.
The PCP-SL approved its IV Military Plan called "Developing support bases", which was to last from March 1987 to September 1988. This military plan represented an important strategic change with respect to the previous plan, since it sought to consolidate the popular committees that had been created during the previous …
In 1987, the Pilot Plan of the Revolutionary Movement for the Defense of the People (MRDP), an organization created by the PCP-SL, began to take shape. This plan had as its objective the construction of revolutionary support bases in the city of Lima, as well as the organization of armed …
Guzmán ordered the beginning of the Great Leap Plan, whose political strategy was to concretize and develop support bases, through four campaigns. The objective was to launch a generalized guerrilla war, to extend its zones, to mobilize the masses, to strike at mesnadas to remove the social base for the …
The people of Chinches remember that the first time the subversives visited them was in 1982, although there are versions from other villagers who affirm that since the mid-1980s people from outside the area visited Chinches frequently. These first visits were part of the work of insertion of the PCP-SL …
During the months of July and August 1981, militants of the Communist Party of Peru-Sendero Luminoso led by an individual known as 'Martin' established themselves in Uchuraccay and other neighboring communities. The objective of this presence was to form support bases for the PCP-SL in the area. This was one …
In mid-1981, some strangers arrived in Uchuraccay and introduced themselves to the villagers as businessmen or looking for work. The strangers visited the school and managed to befriend some families, gaining their support and becoming compadres by lifting newborns off the ground with several villagers. In this way, they managed …
The PCP-SL approved the 'Deployment Plan', which lasted from January 1981 to January 1983 and had as its objectives the campaigns of 'conquering arms and means', 'removing the countryside with guerrilla actions' and 'beating to advance towards the bases of support'. Within this plan two fundamental decisions were taken: the …
In mid-1981, unknown people arrived in Uchuraccay, presenting themselves as businessmen or looking for work. These PCP-SL members, led by an individual known as 'Martín', visited the school and befriended some families, becoming compadres with several villagers. By May 1982, the PCP-SL had gained the support of about fifteen villagers. …
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