Truth and Reconciliation Commission - Peru

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.

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  1. End of second phase of Operation Aries

    The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, in this stage the commandos were accompanied by repentants who pointed out the location of the Shining Path committees and weapons. The armed forces again …

    Bolsón Cuchara y Bolsón Primavera, distrito de José Crespo y Castillo, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco Informe CVR, páginas 387-411
  2. Second phase of Operation Aries

    The second phase of Operation Aries took place from mid-June to July 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. Unlike the first phase, which used only information from repentants, in this second phase the commandos were directly accompanied by repentants, who pointed out the location of the committees, …

    Bolsón Cuchara y Bolsón Primavera, distrito de José Crespo y Castillo, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco Informe CVR, páginas 394-396
  3. End of first phase of Operation Aries

    The first phase of Operation Aries ended on May 26, 1994, after fifty days of operations which began on April 5. The operation had to be stopped definitively due to serious allegations of human rights violations received by the National Human Rights Coordinator (CNDDHH) and the Human Rights Commission of …

    Bolsón Cuchara y Bolsón Primavera, distrito de José Crespo y Castillo, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 387-410
  4. Start of Operation Aries - first phase

    The first phase of Operation Aries was executed between April and May 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River, specifically in the areas known as Bolsón Cuchara and Bolsón Primavera. The operation began on April 5, 1994 with the objective of dismantling the Shining Path contingents that were …

    Bolsón Cuchara y Bolsón Primavera, distrito de José Crespo y Castillo, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 387-410
  5. Start of Operation Aries

    Operation Aries was a counter-subversive military operation carried out by the Peruvian armed forces that began on April 5, 1994 on the left bank of the Huallaga River. The operation was carried out in two phases (April-May and June-July 1994) with the objective of dismantling the last Shining Path strongholds …

    Bolsón Cuchara y Bolsón Primavera, margen izquierda del río Huallaga, distrito de José Crespo y Castillo, provincia de Leoncio Prado, departamento de Huánuco Informe CVR, páginas 387-410
  6. Army retakes control of Venenillo

    In 1993, the Peruvian Army retook control of Venenillo, located on the left bank of the Huallaga River. As part of this operation, it established a military base at the entrance to Bolsón Cuchara, thus consolidating control of the hamlets located along the Marginal Highway on the right bank of …

    Venenillo, margen izquierda del río Huallaga, Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 387-411
  7. PCP-SL with strong presence on the left bank of the Huallaga river

    Despite the Army's operations, in 1993 the PCP-SL maintained a strong presence on the left bank of the Huallaga River in two areas called Bolsón Cuchara and Bolsón Primavera, where it forcibly imposed its organization. The Army had retaken control of Venenillo on the left bank by establishing a military …

    Margen izquierda del río Huallaga, Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 387-394
  8. Incursions and operations on the left bank of the Huallaga river

    Between 1990 and the first months of 1994, the populations settled on the left bank of the Huallaga River suffered constant incursions and operations by the Army and the PCP-SL. Villagers hid in the bush during these confrontations, fearing both the Army and the Shining Path. The Army carried out …

    Margen izquierda del río Huallaga, Huánuco, Perú Informe CVR, páginas 387-392

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