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 December 1993, three hundred Shining Path prisoners held in the Canto Grande prison adhered to Abimael Guzman's letters. This event occurred in the context of the internal division of the PCP-SL, when in November 1993 Abimael Guzmán proposed a peace agreement, while the faction led by Feliciano advocated the …
In December 1993, three hundred Shining Path prisoners held in the Canto Grande prison adhered to the letters of Abimael Guzmán. This occurred in the context of the division that arose within the PCP-SL between the followers of Abimael Guzmán and his peace agreement, and those of 'Feliciano' who wanted …
In November 1993, the division within the PCP-SL between two main factions became public. On one side were the followers of Abimael Guzman, who from prison proposed a peace agreement, and on the other side were the followers of 'Feliciano' (Oscar Ramirez Durand), who wanted to continue the armed struggle. …
In November 1993, a fundamental division took place within the Communist Party of Peru - Shining Path (PCP-SL). Abimael Guzmán, maximum leader of the PCP-SL captured in September 1992, proposed a peace agreement with the Peruvian State, marking a radical change in the group's strategy. On the other hand, Óscar …
The Tarata attack occurred on July 16, 1992 in Lima. According to the CVR report, this attack was part of a wave of Shining Path violence that culminated after the police intervention in the Canto Grande prison between June 6 and 9, 1992, which resulted in the assassination of prominent …
The police intervention in the Canto Grande prison took place between June 6 and 9, 1992, culminating in the assassination of prominent cadres of Socorro Popular of the PCP-SL. This action was one of the triggers of the wave of Shining Path violence that culminated in the attack on Tarata …
On May 29, 1992, the eighth armed strike called by the PCP-SL took place, this time concentrated in the area of Canto Grande in Lima.
The police intervention called "Mudanza Uno" is carried out in the Canto Grande prison wards where prisoners of the PCP-SL are imprisoned. The reason was to transfer more than 100 women to the Chorrillos prison. On May 12, an official communiqué from the Ministry of the Interior reported that 35 …
Hugo Deodato Juárez Cruzatt, member of the PCP-SL Political Bureau, dies in the prison riot during the Mudanza Uno intervention. Other PCP-SL Central Committee members also killed in the prisons include Yovanka Pardavé Trujillo, Elvia Nila Sanabria Pacheco and Tito Valle Travesaño.
Police intervention called 'Mudanza Uno' in the Shining Path wards of the Canto Grande prison to transfer more than 100 women to the Chorrillos prison. On May 12, an official communiqué from the Ministry of the Interior reported that 35 inmates accused of terrorism were killed. This operation was carried …
On May 9, 1992, a police intervention called "Mudanza Uno" took place in the Shining Path wards of the Canto Grande prison with the objective of transferring more than 100 women to the Chorrillos prison. The operation resulted in the murder of 35 inmates accused of terrorism. Among the victims …
Juan Crisóstomo Casasola Zavala, former leader of the "Canto Grande" housing association and deputy director of the Ricardo Palma National Mixed School, was murdered on April 30, 1992. His death occurred in the context of a wave of selective murders against neighborhood leaders in San Juan de Lurigancho during April …
A transfer of prisoners in the Shining Path wards of the Canto Grande prison initiated on March 9, 1992, during which 35 inmates accused of terrorism were killed. Being a police operation, it included special undercover forces that selectively eliminated members of the Shining Path Central Committee throughout the operation. …
During the violence of 1992 in the Canto Grande Prison, there were cases of rape against inmates. A female witness reports that she witnessed shots fired at fellow inmates and was a direct witness to sexual violence during these events. The testimony mentions: 'Right in front of me they shoot …
A young university student was arrested for terrorism in 1991 and later acquitted. During his detention at DINCOTE, the police told him that his background was ideal to be a member of the Shining Path: he was the son of Ayacucho parents, spoke Quechua, studied at the Universidad Nacional Mayor …
On July 12, 1990, there was an escape from the Canto Grande maximum security prison in Lima. Among the escapees was Víctor Polay Campos, alias 'Rolando', leader of the MRTA. The guerrillas who escaped from this prison later joined the Northeastern Front (FNO) of the MRTA in San Martin, reinforcing …
In October 1980, ten thousand residents of 10 young towns of San Juan de Lurigancho marched to Congress, demanding a solution to the water and sewage problem. The senators responded by requesting an 'Emergency Plan' for Canto Grande, but when the promised measures were not implemented, the villagers resorted to …
In October 1980, ten thousand residents of 10 young towns of San Juan de Lurigancho marched to the Congress of the Republic, demanding a solution to the water and sewage problem. The demonstrators succeeded in getting the senators to request an "Emergency Plan" for Canto Grande. However, since the promised …
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