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 1994, the Peruvian army installed a military base in Chiquibamba, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. This installation was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented by the armed forces in the northern region of the department of Cajamarca. The base was established in the context of the fight against the PCP-Sendero …
On June 10, 1993, the peasant patrols of Rodiobamba, in the district of Cachachi, Cajabamba province, received weapons in the city of Cajamarca from the Peruvian Army. This event was part of the counter-subversive strategy implemented since 1992, when the Peruvian Army encouraged the creation of Self-Defense Committees promoted and …
In 1993, in the ex-SAIS of Tabacal, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province, a self-defense committee was formed in response to the pressure and violence exerted by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso. This process is framed in the context of the counter-subversive strategy that promoted the formation of Self-Defense Committees to complement military and …
On June 12, 1992, the PCP-SL carried out a simultaneous takeover of several towns in the provinces of Cajabamba and San Marcos. The Shining Pathists took the towns of Chuquibamba, Carrizal, Chingol and Huanza in Cachachi, as well as Shirac in the José Manuel Quiróz district of San Marcos. This …
On February 5, 1990, the mayor of the district of Cachachi, Eleuterio Roncal, was assassinated by the PCP-Sendero Luminoso in the town of Tambería Cachachi, Cajabamba province. This assassination was part of the Shining Path's strategy of systematic elimination of local authorities who resisted their political-military project or who did …
In May 1989, the PCP-SL assassinated the mayor of the district of Cachachi along with his wife, as part of its strategy to eliminate local authorities. The attack included the dynamiting of the municipal building. This event is part of the Shining Path offensive to liquidate associative enterprises and eliminate …
On July 10, 1988, Luis Paredes and Eloy Robles, leaders of the Jocos Cooperative in Cachachi, were executed by the PCP-SL. Luis Paredes had assumed leadership of the cooperative in July 1987, apparently following directives from the PCP-SL, and proceeded to parcel out the land, including as beneficiaries employees, former …
On May 10, 1987, the PCP-SL called a general assembly at the Jocos Cooperative in Cachachi, taking advantage of the celebration of San Isidro. Two months later, in July 1987, Luis Paredes took over the management of the cooperative, apparently following the directives of the PCP-SL, and proceeded to parcel …
On May 10, 1988, the PCP-SL dynamited the Civil Guard post in Araqueda, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. This attack was part of a series of violent actions by the PCP-SL in the Araqueda area, where multiple executions of authorities and villagers were also carried out. The Araqueda area was the …
On August 23, 1987, a PCP-SL column entered the hamlet of El Montón, in the district of Cachachi, Cajabamba province. The Shining Path guerrillas murdered the Lieutenant Governor, the former Justice of the Peace, a local worker and his son. In addition, a teacher was shaved by the Shining Pathists …
On August 23, 1987, in the hamlet of El Montón, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province, a column of the PCP-Sendero Luminoso executed four people. The victims were the Lieutenant Governor, the former Justice of the Peace, a local worker and his son. During the raid, the Shining Path also shaved a …
On July 26, 1987, a group of approximately 12 PCP-SL militants took over the Tabacal Cooperative in the district of Cachachi, distributing looted food among the inhabitants. A few minutes later, a squadron of the National Police arrived from their headquarters in Chaquicocha, located just 30 minutes from Tabacal. There …
On May 10, 1987, the PCP-SL called a general assembly in the Jocos Cooperative, in Cachachi, taking advantage of the celebration of San Isidro. The assembly was attended by the President of the Cooperative. Two months later, in July, Luis Paredes took over the management of the cooperative, apparently following …
On January 14, 1982, the PCP-SL raided the Chingol Cooperative, located in Chuquibamba, Cachachi district, Cajabamba province. During this raid, the Shining Pathists destroyed the cooperative's infrastructure. This event was part of the PCP-SL's initial strategy in the region to liquidate the associative enterprises created by the Agrarian Reform, taking …
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