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.
Héctor Delgado Parker, businessman of Channel 5, was kidnapped by the MRTA on October 4, 1989 and held hostage until April 21, 1990. The drama of his kidnapping led to the reinforcement of media self-regulation in the coverage of terrorist acts. This case was one of the most mediatized kidnappings …
On May 3, 1988, the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement (MRTA) attacked the premises of Canal 5 in Lima. Zoila López Rivadeneyra, who was the first MRTA militant killed in combat, died during this confrontation. This attack was part of the armed actions that MRTA carried out in the Peruvian capital …
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